Fat Lee Grocery Store

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• 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: FOUND APPROXIMATELY 16-17 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA ON SHELF. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED EVIDENCE OF RODANT ACTIVITY.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CUTTING BOARDS IN PRODUCE PREP AREA IN NEED OF REPLACING, DEEP CUTS AND DISCOLORED. MUST REPLACE 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, STORAGE SHELVES, CABINETS, AND PREP TABLES IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD BUILD UP AND DEBRIS. 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 IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING 1ST AND BASEMENT AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SEWAR COVER NEEDED IN BASEMENT. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN ST ALL TIMES.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 26, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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