Cremeria Santa Maria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING TIME/TEMPERATURE FOR SAFETY FOODS... VARIETY OF SLICED FRESH CHEESES, SAUSAGES, TAMALES, COOKED CARNE ,DAIRY CREAMER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WITH VALID ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 LARGE PACKAGES OF RAW PORK SAUSAGES IMPROPERLY THAWING ON REAR PREP AREA TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO THAW FOOD UNDER RUNNING WATER OR UNDER REFRIGERATION. MUST MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ALL REQUIRED PEST CONTROL RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED PER CODE ON PREMISE FOR REVIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER HANDLING FOOD WITHOUT PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER AND REAR PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ITEMS AND STACKED CRATES USED FOR ELEVATION THROUGHOUT PREMISE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. MUST MAINTAIN
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT .
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 26, 2019: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.