Desi Mart

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE CLEANING SUPPLIES KIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 5Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER WITH 1/4 GAP. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE THE DOOR TIGHT FITTING(RODENT/INSECT PROOFED) AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE WASHBOWL SINK IN ONE OF THE WASHROOM IN THE FRONT AREA AND MAINTAIN. • RAW WOOD OF THE FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO SEALED OR PAINT TO MAKE IT SMOOTH EASILY CLEANBLE.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO BE ABLE TO SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: BIG HOLE ON THE WALLS BEHIND THE WASHBOWL SINK IN THE REAR WASHROOM CLOSE TO THE EXIT DOOR. MUST REPAIR/SEALED THE HOLE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Not Ready on May 12, 2020: 5 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.

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