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Chatham Meat & Grocery

February 5, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: REAR OUTER DOOR BY MOP SINK WITH A 1/2" GAP UNDERNEATH IT AND IS NOT RODENT/INSECT PROOFED. INSTRUCTED TO CLOSE GAP AND RODENT/INSECT PROOF THE REAR DOOR. MAINTAIN SAME.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: RUBBER GASKETS ON ALL OF THE BEVERAGE REACH IN COOLERS AND FROZEN FOOD FREEZERS IN THE FRONT AREA ARE IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN THE RUBBER GASKETS.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FLOORS UNDER THE FRYERS, IN THE CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND IN THE REACH IN COOLERS/FREEZERS WITH GREASE, FOOD, DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGHOUT. -VENTS AND WALLS IN THE TOILET ROOM AND FOOD PREP AREA WITH DIRT AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • CLUTTER IN THE STORAGE CLOSET BY THE MOP SINK AND BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE CLUTTER, ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AREAS. • MISSING/DAMAGE FLOOR TILES IN FRONT/INSIDE OF THE REACH IN COOLERS, PREP AND IN THE STORE AISLES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL MISSING/DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE FLOORS.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE WITH NO PROOF THAT THEY MET THE FOOD HANDLER'S REQUIREMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 15, 2024: 4 findings recurred.

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About this record

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.