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El Mercado Barato

August 22, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: WALK-IN COOLER REAR AREA OF STORE NOT MAINTAINING TEMPS 40'F AND BELOW, TEMPS READING 55.9'F, MUST RESTRICT STORING EGGS, CHEESE AND MILK ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS INSIDE COOLER, UNTIL COOLER IS READING AT 40'F, MAY USE FOR POP AND JUICE ONLY, COOLER TAGGED FOR POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, MUST FAX LETTER FOR TAG REMOVAL ONCE COOLER IS READING 40'F AND BELOW, FAX NUMBER 312 746-4240 CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS IN WALK-IN COOLER READING 55.9'F, MILK, CHEESE, EGGS, AND CREAM CHEESE, ALL DUMPED AND DENATURED, AT A COST OF $1,000.00, AND ABOUT 400 POUNDS, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure
Inspector note: NO RUNNING HOT WATER ON SITE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, AT HAND SINK, MOP SINK OR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, MUST PROVIDE, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030
code 9Priority
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: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE WITH UP TO DATE PEST CONTROL REPORTS, AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THATS NEEDED INSIDE LOG BOOK, BUSINESS LICENSE, CHEMICALS USED, MAP, ETC., OBSERVED APPROX. 50 SMALL FLIES IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX. 1/4 GAP OPENING AT BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-020
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE ON PREVIOUS ORDERS ISSUED: 07/26/2012, REPORT NUMBER, 1234330 FOR VIOLATIONS LISTED, 34 MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT AREAS 36 MUST PROVIDE LIGHT REAR STORAGE AREA AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER 41 MUST REMOVE ALL CLUTTER REAR STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS, CLEAN AND BETTER MAINTAIN
code 29
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST LABEL ALL PACKAGED PRODUCE IN DISPLAY CASE, WITH THE SOURCE OF WHERE PRODUCT COMES FROM,
code 30

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 26, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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