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Cermak Produce No.4

November 10, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND 30 POUNDS OF CHORIZO(PORK) AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 64.4F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO HOLD ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE AND TO MAINTAIN. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: OBSERVED A MEAT DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE WASHING MULTI USE UTENSILS IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH SOAP AND WATER BUT NO SANITIZER BEING USED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK MUST HAVE EACH COMPARTMENT FILLED-1 WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR WASHING, 1 WITH WATER FOR RINSING, AND 1 WITH AN APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL SANITZING SOLUTION(BLEACH, QUATS, OR IODINE) FOR SANITIZING- AND DISHES MUST BE RAN THROUGH EACH COMPARTMENT FROM WASH TO RINSE TO SANITIZE. OPERATOR COMPLIED. CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM REPORT # 1395764 DATED 1-28-14 NOT CORRECTED: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. ICE MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: FOUND THE SOFRITO PREPARED BY STORE UNLABELED IN CUSTOMER REACH IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN WITH NAME OF ITEM, INGREDIENTS, STORE NAME, AND ADDRESS.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: FOUND CARDBOARD BEING USED AS SHELF LINERS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN SO ALL SURFACES ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED DEEP, DARK GROOVES IN THE PRODUCE AND MEAT DEPARTMENT WRAPPING STATION CUTTING BOARDS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND TO MAINTAIN. OBSERVED A CRACK IN THE SHIELD/DOOR TO THE CUSTOMER REACH IN BREAD CASE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FOUND THE METAL LAYER OF THE FLOOR IN THE MEAT WALK IN FREEZER TO BE BUBBLED AND STARTING TO RISE AWAY FROM THE GROUND. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: FOUND THE CAULK BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE PRODUCE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK TO BE BLACK. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE, REPLACE, AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO FULLY SHIELD THE LIGHT BULBS ABOVE THE METAL PRODUCE PREP TABLE AND TO MAINTAIN.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 28, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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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