Express Food And Liquor

March 14, 2013 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings5
  • critical findings0

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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: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 35 DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. IN REAR STORAGE AREA, 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA, BATHROOM, CLOSET AND 1 MOUSE ON A GLUE BOARD UNDER 2 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS PEST PROBLEM.
    code 18
  • toxic chemicals mishandled
    Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
    Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 5/16/13 REPORT# 1214940 INSP#225. #35 STAIN CEILING TILES THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF REPLACING, #41 CLUTTER THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF REMOVING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED.
    code 29
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: CUTTING BOARD IN PREP AREA IN NEED OF REPLACING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: ALL EQUIPMENT IN STORE IN NEED OF CLEANING: REACH IN FREEZERS, REACH IN COOLERS, RUBBER GASKETS ON RECH IN COOLERS, ALL EQUIPMENT NOT IN USE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGH OUT STORE IN NEED OF CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT, IN REAR STORAGE AREAS AND BEHIND ALL COUNTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 31, 2012: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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