Cermak Produce #3

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 8, 2017
• address4800 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Cermak Produce #3 clean?

Cermak Produce #3 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 8, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Cermak Produce #3?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 8, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (CHORIZO), AT IMPROPER TEMP OF 67.7 F, HANGING IN DELI AREA, AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED/DENATURED A TOTAL 40 LBS, AT A VALUE OF $80. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR LESS, FOR COLD FOOD AND 140 OR MORE FOR HOT FOODS, AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION # 7-38-005 (A)
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock • NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR PROPER SANITIZING CONCENTRATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION # 7-38-030
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT#1970993, ON DATE 11/8/16 #40 OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETERS IN ALL OPEN COOLERS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. #SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-42-090 INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT VIOLATION AND PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL OPEN COOLERS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CAULKING A LONG HAND SINK IN MEAT DELI AREA, IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTOR MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND REPAIR. MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED CAULKING A LONG HAND SINK IN MEAT DELI AREA, IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTOR MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND REPAIR. MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED FOOD SPLATTER AND DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR OF PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER, BEHIND MEAT PREP COUNTER. INSTRUCTOR MANAGER TWO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD IN RECEIVING DOCK AREA WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES. OBSERVED DUSTY VENTILATION THROUGHOUT GROCERY STORE IN FRONT AND REAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR/DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOOR IN LARGE COMMERCIAL FREEZER, IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR FLOOR AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVE STANDING WATER ON FLOOR IN MEAT COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOOR IN LARGE COMMERCIAL FREEZER, IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR FLOOR AND ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. OBSERVE STANDING WATER ON FLOOR IN MEAT COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED FOUR BURNED-OUT LIGHTS ABOVE MEAT DELI AREA. INSTRUCTOR MANAGER TO REPLACE AND OR REPAIR. MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED BROKEN TILE AT WALL CORNER JUNCTURE IN MEAT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MEAT COOLER CONDENSER UNIT DRIPPING WATER, ON TO FLOOR. DRIPPING DID NOT OVER FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN COVERS IN MEAT COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVE CRACKED WALL MIRROR AT DELI COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND TO ENSURE ALL SERVICES ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED FOUR BURNED-OUT LIGHTS ABOVE MEAT DELI AREA. INSTRUCTOR MANAGER TO REPLACE AND OR REPAIR. MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED BROKEN TILE AT WALL CORNER JUNCTURE IN MEAT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MEAT COOLER CONDENSER UNIT DRIPPING WATER, ON TO FLOOR. DRIPPING DID NOT OVER FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN COVERS IN MEAT COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVE CRACKED WALL MIRROR AT DELI COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND TO ENSURE ALL SERVICES ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHT IN MEAT COOLER AS WELL AS 4 BURNED-OUT LIGHTS ABOVE MEAT DELI AREA. INSTRUCTOR MANAGER TO REPLACE AND OR REPAIR. MAINTAIN IT ALL TIMES.

When was Cermak Produce #3 last inspected?

Cermak Produce #3 has 13 inspections on record going back to October 17, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cermak Produce #3 vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.

Other spots in Hermosa

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  mid · May 14, 2014
• ✓! La Michoacana
  mid · July 13, 2017
• ✓ Armitage Courtyard Cafe
  clean · November 23, 2016
• ✓ Que Rico Supermercado
  clean · January 21, 2014
• ✓ Wendy's
  clean · February 5, 2015
• ✓ St Joseph Village Of Chicago
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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 8, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.