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Cermak Produce

November 22, 2016 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT RAW WOOD SHELVES IN REAR BY LABELING STATION. PAINT OR REPLACE RUSTY STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN REAR STORAGE AREA. CLEAN OVENS INSIDE HOT FOOD PREP AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS IN UPSTAIRS STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMALLER SCREEN COVERS FOR FLOOR DRAINS IN WALK-IN MEAT COOLERS TO ELIMINATE CLOGGED DRAINS. REPAIR SECTION OF FLOOR IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA WHERE STANDING WATER SETTLES.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN DIRT, DUST, STAINS AND DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT. REPLACE ALL CRACKED LIGHT SHIELDS IN ALL COOLERS WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN AND PAINT ALL WALLS IN REAR PRODUCE/STORAGE AREA WHERE SURFACES CHIPPED. RE-PAINT ALL BLACK SWINGING DOORS WHERE PAINT IS CHIPPED. RE-PAINT OR INSTALL A WATER RESISTANT PANEL ABOVE MOP SINK IN REAR. PAINT REAR EXIT DOOR.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR/REPLACE LEAKING CONDENSER UNITS INSIDE WALK-IN MEAT COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO COVER ALL UNPACKAGED MEATS IN THIS AREA UNTIL ALL LEAKING HAS BEEN CORRECTED. DEEP FRYER IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA MUST BE COMPLETELY UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN MEAT DEPT.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA ON FIRS FLOOR NEAR WASHROOMS AND UPPER LEVEL STORAGE ROOM IN SAME AREA. MASSIVE CLUTTER FOUND IN UPPER LEVEL STORAGE AREA. ALL ITEMS IN BOTH AREAS MUST BE STORED 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOORS AND AWAY FROM HE WALLS WHERE POSSIBLE SO THAT AREAS CAN BE PROPERLY SERVICED BY PEST CONTROL COMPANY. REPLACE MILK CRATES WITH I TIER SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: ALL EMPLOYEES THAT FALL UNDER THE CATEGORY OF FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE NOT CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST MEE THE IDPH FOOD HANDERS REQUIREMENT.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 16, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

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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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