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Huerta's Grocery Store

May 28, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLERS AND DISPLAY COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED A SMALL 1/4" GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENTRANCE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE/REPLACE SEAL/DOOR-SWEEP TO PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER STORAGE OF FOOD ITEMS, SUCH AS CASES OF WATER AND 2-LITER SODA POPS, STORED ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED ON THE FLOOR THORUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY, REAR STORAGE AREAS AND IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" FROM THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS IN THE REAR STROAGE AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINK WITHOUT A WASTE RECEPTACLE WITH COVER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNUSED/BROKEN EQUIPMENT STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND IN THE BASEMENT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 24, 2021: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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