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El Centro Market

July 20, 2012 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOUND THE LARGE STANDING ICE MACHINE INTERIOR HAS BLACK MOLD AND LIME BUILDUP. MANAGER AND EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE ICE AND CLEANED AND SANITIZED THE UNIT DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: FOUND WORN, RUSTY SHELVES AND LEGS UNDER THE GRILLS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AND ONE BURNER STOVE REAR AREA KITCHEN. REMOVE THE RUST AND PAINT THEM WITH NON TOXIC PAINT. BEHIND THE COUNTER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA HAS SOME PEELING PAINT ON THE SHELVES AND THE WINDOW SILLS TOO. REMOVE THE PEELING PAINT AND PAINT THEM
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND CLEAN THE FRYER CABINET UNDERNEATH HAS GREASE BUILDUP ON THEM.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE PREP AREAS AND LIFT STORE SHELVES AND CLEAN FLOOR UNDER NEATH THEM. REPLACE THE MISSING FLOOR TILES UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT IN THE PREP AREA IN FRONT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN ALL THE CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES THICK WITH DIRT BUILDUP.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: FOUND CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGNIZE SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: FOUND EMPLOYEE TWO EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS IN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED NEED TO WEAR HAT, CAP OR HAIRNETS WHEN HANDLING FOOD.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 14, 2011: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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