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Cermak Live Poultry

September 16, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 3Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16 OBSERVED RAW EGGS BEING HELD AT INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF A REFRIGERATION UNIT LOCATED IN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA; ABOUT 10 LBS OF RAW EGGS RANGING FROM 55F-59F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED SAID TCS FOOD DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 OBSERVED A REFRIGERATION UNIT, WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE, AT AN INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 55F. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN REFRIGERATION UNITS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MAY NOT BE USED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 3 LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING IN THE BOX WITH THE METAL STEM THERMOMETER AND ON THE WALLS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, ALSO OBSERVED ABOUT 20 LIVE SMALL FLIES AND TWO LIVE LARGE FLIES FLYING IN THE TOILET ROOM AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(C). • 6-202.13 OBSERVED INSECT TRAPS HANGING FROM THE CEILING IN THE HALLWAY THAT LEADS TO THE FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLY TRAPS AND ONLY ALLOW PEST CONTROL TO SET ALL INSECT TRAPS.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 18, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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