Cermak Produce

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED STAINED CUTTING BOARDS LOCATED IN THE PREPARED FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STAINS OR REPLACE ALL CUTTING BOARDS.
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED ABOUT 5 LARGE FLIES FLYING AROUND THE PRODUCE PREP AREA LOCATED IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE LARGE FLIES ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A)
  code 38
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: 4-301.12 (A) OBSERVED THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE RAW MEAT FOOD PREP AREA NOT TURNING ON. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025.
  code 48
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED A BLACK/PINKISH SUBSTANCE ON THE WALL LOCATED BY THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR RAW MEAT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.12 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST DEBRIS ON THE VENTS LOCATED IN THE MEAT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 31, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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