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Cermak Produce

January 22, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

Failed findings

Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: DISH WASHING FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR, THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT PROPERLY DRAINING, WHILE STOPPING UP MIDDLE SINK AND UNPLUGGING SINK BACKING UP INTO OTHER SINKS, NO SINK STOPPERS, PIPES LEAKING UNDER SINK ON TO FLOOR, AND FACETS LEAKING, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030
code 24
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: NOTED AROUND FRESH MEAT/CHICKEN DISPLAY COOLER DOOR IN POOR REPAIR (MEAT PREP/BUTCHER AREA), INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE, AND PROVIDE HANDLE TO SLIDING DOOR, INSTR TO PROVIDE STAINLESS STEEL DRAIN RACKS ABOVE 3COMP SINKS IN MEAT PREP & MAIN KITCHEN AREA, INSTR TO REPAIR/REPAINT RUSTY SHELVES/RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLERS, PROVIDE SELF-CLOSING HINGES TO FRONT PASTRY CASE, MUST REPLACE ALL PITTED CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, MUST RESTRICT USING CARD BOARD BOXES FOR PREP FOODS, AND RESTRICT USING GARBAGE BAGS TO COVER FOODS, ALL PRODUCT MUST BE FOOD GRADE APPROVE, AND IN DELI AREA INSTR TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK & 3 COMP.,
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN LINERS IN PRODUCE DISPLAY CASE, AND CUTTING BOARD NEEDS CLEANING IN PRODUCE AREA
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, UNDER, BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT AND IN CORNERS, INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN,
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REPLACE MISSING WALL TILE REAR KITCHEN AREA IN FRONT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, AND PROVIDE SHIELDS IN PREP AREA, AND REPLACE LIGHT REPLACE LIGHT THATS OUT IN HOT BOX
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND BETTER ORGANIZE ALL REAR STORAGE AREAS IN A NEATER AND CLEANER FASHION, MUST REMOVE SMELLY SEWER GAS ODORS IN BATHROOMS
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 24, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings 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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