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Cermak Produce

December 21, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings4
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN THE MEAT AREA. OBSERVED CHORIZO AT 57F IN AN UNREFRIGERATED DISPLAY CASE ABOVE THE MEAT DISPLAY COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 110# OF FOOD WORTH $550. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
    code 3Priority
  • water/temperature at the sink offcritical
    Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
    Inspector note: NO HOT WATER WAS PROVIDED AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS AND HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE TAQUERIA FOOD PREP AREA. THE WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE SINKS WAS AT 57F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CEASE TAQUERIA AND FOOD PREP OPERATIONS IN THIS AREA UNTIL HOT WATER ABOVE 110F IS RESTORED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    code 9Priority
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN THE DRY STORAGE SHELVES IN THE KITCHEN AND DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER.
    code 33
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: CLEAN THE GREASE ON THE WALLS OF THE KITCHEN AREA.
    code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 28, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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