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Fairplay Finer Food

February 10, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED READY TO EAT PICO DE GALLO (SALSA) BEING PREPARD AND PACKAGED IN BUTCHER PREP AREA UPON CUTTING BOARDS USED TO SLICE RAW MEAT. PICO DE GALLO DISCARDED AND MANAGER INSTRUCTED TO ONLY PREPARE PICO DE GALLO IN DELI PREP AREA. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A SERIOUS. APPROX 15LBS $40 VALUE.
code 16
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: OBSERVED FAUCET OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK UNABLE TO REACH ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS TO EFFECTIVELY WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE. MANAGER INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE FAUCET SO THAT IT REACHED ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 SERIOUS.
code 24
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED OVEN MITTS UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OVEN MITTS. OBSERVED SOILED COVERING IN CASE CONTAINING RAW MEAT AND CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE MORE FREQUENTLY AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS IN DELI WALK IN COOLER AND EMPLOYEE MENS ROOM NOT SEALED AND UNABLE TO BE EASILY CLEANED. SEAL FLOORS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED FLOORS IN PRODUCE WALKIN UNCLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME. OBSERVED UNCLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND LARGE EQUIPTMENT AND UNDER SHELVING THROUGHOUT STORE. DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LIGHT SHIELD IN BUTCHER ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL LIGHT SHEILD.
code 36
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS WITHIN DELI REACH IN COOLERS. PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS AT ALL TIMES.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 20, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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