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Halsted Groceries

September 26, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS NOT MAINTAINED AT PROPER TEMPERATURES. TURKEY-45F, ROAST BEEF-45F, SOUSE MEAT-44F, HAM-45F. CUT WATERMELON-55F-INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES(RIGHT DOOR TO COOLER LEFT OPEN). CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
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: PRESENCEE OF INSECTS OBSERVED AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. 30-35 GNATS FOUND ON PREMISES ON WALLS IN MOP SINK, REAR STORAGE, WASHROOM, AND FOOD PREP AREAS. ALSO OBSERVED 5 HOUSE FLIES ON SALES FLOOR AND IN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN & AFFECTED SURFACES(EQUIPMENT, SINKS,ETC) THROUGHOUT, REMOVE BUSTED CANS OF BEER & POP, DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER FROM BUCKET AND HANG MOP(AFTER CLEANING IT) TO AIR DRY, KEEP REAR EXIT DOOR CLOSED OR INSTALL SCREEN TO SECURITY DOOR, AND REQUEST SERVICE VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE RUSTY DEPOSITS FROM RIGHT DRAINBOARD ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP INDENTATIONS THAT CANNOT BE CLEANED MUST BE REPLACED.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: MEAT SLICER, BAND SAW, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: ALL FREEZERS, ALL COOLERS, MICROWAVE OVENS, SHELVES, FAN GAURDS & CEILING IN WALK-IN COOLER, DOOR FRAMES OF 12-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER, SINKS IN FOOD PREP AREA, MOP SINK, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS, CLEAN ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 9, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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