Cermak Produce

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FLY GLUE STRIPS HANGING FROM CEILING IN BAKERY PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE AND USE PROPER INSECT CONTROL DEVICES ONLY.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: RUSTY SURFACES ON BOTTOM OF PREP/STORAGE TABLES IN RESTAURANT PREP AREA AND ON ROLLING CARTS IN MEAT PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN • CUTTING BOARDS IN RESTAURANT FRONT PREP AREA, BAKERY PREP AREA, AND PRODUCE PREP AREA HEAVILY STAINED AND PITTED. INSTD TO REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: HEAVY BLACK SUBSTANCE ACCUMULATION ON CAULKING AT BASE OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS THROUGH OUT. INSTD TO CLEAN/REPLACE CAULKING AND MAINTAIN
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: PIPE LEAKING UNDER BAKERY 3-COMPARTMENT SINK DELI AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: DAMAGED FLOOR IN CHICKEN PREP AREA CAUSING STANDING WATER. INSTD TO REPAIR FLOOR SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE. PEELING PAINT ON CEILING IN CHICKEN PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND MANTAIN SURFACE • WALL SURROUNING TRASH COMPACTOR HEAVILY SOILED. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 3, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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