Family Dollar #6514

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF BLACK AND GRAY MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR BOTTOMS OF COLD HOLD UNITS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT WATER ON PREMISES. HOT WATER IS NOT OBSERVED AT ANY HANDSINKS IN RESTROOMS. HOT WATER IS OBSERVED AT 66.7F AT ALL SINKS. THE INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE OF HOT WATER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE PEAK HOT WATER DEMANDS THROUGH THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 50
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INADEQUATE WASTE AND SEWAGE WATER DISPOSAL FROM WASTE WATER PIPES IN THE BASEMENT. OBSERVED BROWN AND BLACK WATER BACK UP ON THE FLOOR OF THE BASEMENT WITH SOILED TISSUE INTERMINGLED, AS WELL AS A BLACK MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE. MUST REMOVE WATER FROM FLOOR AND KEEP DRY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES, MUST REPAIR SEWAGEPIPES/DISPOSAL SYSTEM FOR WASTEWATER. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON WALLS AND CEILING IN BASEMENT AREA. (NO FOODSTUFFS OR DRY GOODS STORED IN AREA) INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE MOLD REMEDIATED FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND SAFETY. OBSERVED LARGE SPIDER WEBS ALONG FRONT WINDOW ENTRANCE ABOVE PRODUCT INVENTORY AND EXTENDING ONTO INVENTORY AND FLOORS WITH DIRT/GRIME BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. TECHNICIANS ARRIVED ON SITE FOR MOLD ASSESSMENT DURING INSPECTION.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2359292 NOT CORRECTED; #55 OBSERVED WATER-DAMAGED CEILING TILES NORTHEAST FRONT OF STORE AND MISSING TILES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL WATER-DAMAGED/MISSING TILES IN FRONT AND REAR STORAGE AREAS. #55-OBSERVED THE FLOORS NOT CLEAN UNDER ALL STORAGE SHELVES THROUGH THE STORE AND REAR STORAGE AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 24, 2020: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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