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Cermak Produce

September 30, 2021 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: NO HANDWASH SINK IN REAR STORAGE AREA WHERE ROTISSERIE CHICKEN UNIT IS LOCATED. INSTD TO PROVIDE HANDWASH SINK WITH RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE (100F-120F) IN SAME AREA OR RELOCATE UNIT IN DESIGNATED PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)
code 10Priority
Required Records Available: Shellstock Tags, Parasite Destructioncritical

Inspector note: MISSING SHELLFISH TAGS FOR OYSTERS FOR THE PAST 90 DAYS. MGR STATES TAGS ARE THROWN AWAY AFTER OYSTERS SOLD. INSTD TO MAINTAIN TAGS ON SITE FOR 90 DAYS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
code 14Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: NO SANITIZER BEING USED TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITZE MULTI USE EQUIPMENT AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS IN REAR MEAT WAREWASHING AREA AND IN REAR HOT COOKING PREP AREA. MULTI USE EQUIPMENT BEING WASHED WITHOUT ANY SET UP OF SINK AND USING ONLY SOAP TO WASH. INSTD PIC ON PROPER SET OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025 PRIORITY
code 16
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: MULTIPLE CONTAINERS OF COOKED BEEF, COOKED CHICKEN, COOKED PORK, AND COOKED BEANS IN WALK IN COOLER WITHOUT ANY DATES (PREPARATION OR DISCARD DATE). REFRIGERATED, READY TO EAT TCS FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE BY WHICH FOOD SHALL BE SOLD OR DISCARDED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS. PREPARATION DATE SHALL BE COUNTED AS DAY 1. CITATIONS ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. ALL SAID FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED, APPROXL 30LBS $150 VALUE
code 23
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: MISSING SPLASHGUARD INBETWEEN HANDWASH SINK AND SALAD PREP TABLE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
code 39
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN WALL AND PREP TABLES IN RAW MEAT PREP AREAS. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY
code 43
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: BLACK MILK CRATES BEING USED TO STORE RAW MEATS AND FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN COOLER. INSTD TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS, THAT ARE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES
code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 15, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 7 previous findings did not recur.

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