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Cermak Produce

August 17, 2015 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STORED IN THE WALK IN COOLER WITHOUT THE PROPER LABEL CONTAINING PRODUCT NAME AND DATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOODS OUTSIDE OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: OBSERVED TONGS BEING IMPROPERLY STORED ON THE HANDLE OF THE OVEN IN THE COOKING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTANMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED TILE MISSING ON THE WALL BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USE TO STORE MEAT IN THE MEAT DEPARTMENT SECTION. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED MINOR FOOD DEBRIS ON THE HEAT LAMPS OF THE HOT HOLDING UNITS LOCATED BY THE DELI/MEAT DEPARTMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LIGHT SHIELDS ON THE LIGHTBULBS OVER THE PRODUCE AND THRUOUT THE BACK STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELDS AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED A PLASTIC CONTAINER BEING USED TO SCOOP GUACAMOLE LOCATED IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD DISPENSING UTENSILS TO PREVENT CONTANMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 19, 2014: 6 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.