Cermak Produce

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND WASHING SINKS AT MEAT PREP AND KITCHEN AREA. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE BOXES ON FLOORS IN WALK IN FREEZER IN REAR. MUST ELEVATE OFF FLOOR AND ONTO SHELVES.
  code 39
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPPING IN PRODUCE SECTION IN REAR WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS THAT ARE DESIGNED AND WORN TO EFFECTIVELY KEEP THEIR HAIR FROM CONTACTING EXPOSED FOOD.
  code 40
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DARK STAINS AND DEEP GROOVES IN DELI AND MEAT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN OR REPLACE. • OBSERVED HEAVY FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON SLIDING WINDOWS AND IN CRACKS AT MEAT SECTION AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN OR REPLACE.
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AT KITCHEN PREP AREA AT 98.6F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER HOT WATER TEMPERATURE MUST BE MAINTAINED AT LEAST 110.0F OR HIGHER. MAINTENANCE CAME ON SITE AND FIXED HOT WATER TO PROPER TEMPERATURE. PRIORITY. 7-38-025.
  code 48
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LID ON TRASH CAN IN WOMEN'S BATHROOM IN REAR. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMILATION ON VENTS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT MAINLY IN PRODUCE COOLER, FISH COOLER AND MEAT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 26, 2019: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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