Horizon Mini Market, Inc.

October 29, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: MEAT CASE IN MEAT DEPT. NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE, AIR TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT 47F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCT FROM UNIT FOUND AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES AND HAVE UNIT SERVICED. UNIT THERMOSTAT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF EARLIER, GAUGE TURNED ON AND UNIT NOW HOLDING AT 36F. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: COOKED GROUND BEEF-130, CHICKEN-46-50F, DELI MEATS(HAM, TURKEY BREAST, BOLOGNA, SALAMI, SPICED HAM, SAUSE MEAT) -46-50F, PORK CHOPS-48F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES VOLUNTARILY REMOVED FROM SALE AND DISCARDED. 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: 30-40 RAT DROPPINGS NOTED ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: INSIDE THE MOP SINK, ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH SINKS AND STOCK IN SAME AREA AND IN FURNACE CLOSET ALL LOCATED BY REAR DOOR. ALSO OBSERVED 10 GNATS FLYING AROUND IN SAME AREA. 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS ALSO NOTED SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS ON SALES FLOOR AND BY DOOR LEADING INTO BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, PROPERLY SEAL ALL CRACKS IN WALLS, FLOORS, BASEBOARDS, AND CEILINGS, REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY(WHICH SHOULD ALSO SERVICE THE BASEMENT UNDERNEATH THE BUSINESS). CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PROVIDED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-012.
code 21
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOING: ALL FOOD DISPLAY AND STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT, CLEAN THE INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF DISCONNECTED REFRIGERATED PREP TABLE IN FOOD PREP AREA, MEAT SAW, ALL PREP TABLES, ALL SINKS AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT( INCLUDING ALL LEGS AND WHEELS OF ALL EQUIPMENT).
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

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

Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LARGE OPENING IN WALL AND CRACKS IN ALL CORNERS OF WALLS IN AREA BY WASHROOM AND THROUGHOUT. CLEAN GREASY BUILD-UP FROM WALL NEXT TO MEAT CASE AND FINISHING PAINTING ALL SECTIONS OF WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE AND WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE. PAINT RAW WOOD ABOVE EXPOSED HANDSINK.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING END CAPS ON LIGHTS IN MEAT DEPT. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT BASEMENT.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN OUT ALL FLOOR DRAINS AND ALL DRAINS IN SINKS.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ENTIRE REAR SECTION OF BUSINESS FOUND WITH MASSIVE CLUTTER(PEST HARBORAGE AREA), UNABLE TO INSPECT ENTIRE AREA INCLUDING FURNACE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO REDUCE AMOUNT OF STOCK DUE TO SIZE OF AREA(EXPOSED HANDSINK AND MOP SINK MUST BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES AND CANNOT BE USED AS STORAGE UNITS. MUST ALSO REPLACE ALL POP CRATRES USED TO ELEVATE ITEMS WITH STORAGE RACKS OR SHELVES. MUST DISCARD ALL DIRTY MOP WATER FROM BUCKET WASH OUT MOPS AND SIT THEM UPRIGHT TO AIR DRY TO ELIMINATE PEST BREEDING.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 8, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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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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