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El Centro Market

September 29, 2011 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

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: MICE DROPPINGS (OVER 20) IN REAR STORAGE AREA ALONG WALLBASE AND IN CORNERS. CLUTTER AND HOLES IN CEILING AROUND PIPES IN SAME AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE DROPPINGS AND CLUTTER. CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND SEAL ALL HOLES. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF DOOR. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF SAME SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING AND NO DAYLIGHT TO BE SEEN. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: WORN AND RUSTED SURFACES ON BOTTOM SHELVES AND LEGS OF PREP TABLES, LEGS OF ONE-BURNER STOVES, AND EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAPS IN REAR MEAT PREP AREA AND REAR COOKING AREA. RAW WOOD SURFACES ON WINDOWSILLS IN REAR. INSTD TO PAINT/SEAL ALL SURFACES. INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME. EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP IN MEAT WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT. CLEAN SAME AND REPLACE MISSING GASKET ON DOOR. CONDENSOR LEAKING IN PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLER. REPAIR SAME.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR THRU-OUT ALONG WALLBASE BEHIND COOLERS/HEAVY EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WORN/MOLDED WALL SURFACE BEHIND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR. PAINT SAME. REPLACE ALL MISSING/STAINED CEILING TILES THRU-OUT REAR PREP/STORAGE AREAS. SEAL ALL HOLES NOTED IN WALLS AROUND PIPES.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK AT PIPE UNDER 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ON REAR PREP AREA. REPAIR SAME. REPLACE MISSING COLD FAUCET HANDLE AT FRONT PREP AREA 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. REPLACE CRACKED MENS TOILET SEAT.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 8, 2010: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 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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