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Discount Meat Company

July 9, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: HAMS-50.1F, HAM CHUNKS-48.6F, CORNED BEEF-46.7F ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE DISPLAYED AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW /- 2 DEGREES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE THESE PRODUCTS IN A DIFFERENT COOLER OR FREEZER( LARGE PACKAGES OF MEATS BLOCK AIR CIRCULATION IN DISPLAY CASE. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: 10 FLIES NOTED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF BUSINESS: IN REAR PRODUCE/DISHWASHING AREA, ON SALES FLOOR/MEAT DEPT. AND IN REAR BY OFFICE-MUST KEEP ALL DOORS CLOSED, AND REQUEST SERVICE VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MGR. ON PREMISES, VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE, OR RECEIPT OF ENROLLMENT IN CLASS AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION(DELI SECTION WHERE LUNCH MEAT IS SLICED)-CITATION ISSUED- SERIOUS 7-38-012
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE PLASTIC DOOR FLAPS AT DOORWAY OF WALK-IN COOLER IN MEAT DEPT. REPLACE GASKET AROUND DOOR TO WALK-IN FREEZER. PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF WALK-IN FREEZER DOOR. • PAINT RUSTY LID ON GREASE TRAP. REMOVE ALL BOXES FROM STORAGE SHELVES AND PAINT OR REPLACE SAME. REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS THAT CAN NO LONGER BE CLEANED PROPERLY DUE TO DEEP INDENTATIONS IN SURFACES.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: PREP TABLES AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT, INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE, DISPLAY SHELVES WHERE NEEDED, FAN GAURDS AND COMPRESSORS IN WALK-IN COOLERS, AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BUTCHER'S AREA(MEAT PACKAGER).
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES IN BUTCHER'S AREA. DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING WALK-IN COOLER & FREEZER) ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REMOVE CHIPPING PAINT FROM WALLS ABOVE PREP TABLE IN BUTCHER'S AREA AND RE-PAINT OR REPLACE SURFACE. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN ALL WALLS, DOORWAYS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT(INCLUDING WALK-IN COOLERS & FREEZER). REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. PAINT RUSTY EXIT DOORS. CLEAN AND/OR REPLACE PLASTIC FLAPS IN DOORWAYS OF WALK-IN COOLERS(MUST BE IN GOOD REPAIR).
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN REAR WASHROOM AND LOCKER ROOM IN SAME AREA.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 15, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred. 3 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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