Food 4 Less Midwest # 567

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily ADDITIONAL CLEANING OF INTERIOR SURFACES OF VEGETABLE DISPLAY COOLER AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF EXPOSED HANDSINK BEHIND DELI SECTION.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS, UNDER PALLETS IN REAR STORAGE/RECEIVING AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN LIGHT SHIELDS INSIDE DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CRACKED/BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET NECK AND HANDLE (WITH RUST BUILD-UP) AT 0NE COMPARTMENT SINK IN MEAT PREP AREA.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE IN OPEN DISPLAY CASE (BOTTOM OF DELI DISPLAY COOLER) WHERE PREPACKAGED COLD SANDWICHES, PIZZA, CHEESE ETC. ARE STORED AND DISPLAY FOR SALE.--------MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE HOT HOLDING UNIT (DELI SECTION).
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 8, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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