Jerry's Sandwiches & Geraldine's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE BAKERY COFFEE PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE SINK BEING BLOCKED WITH A LARGE DISPLAY PLACARD MATERIAL INSIDE THE HANDWASHING SINK.INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL HANDWASHING SINKS ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED HAND SOAP DISPENSER AT THE HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED AT THE DISHWASHING AREA NOT WORKING.MANAGEMENT REPLACED THE BATTERIES TO SAID DISPENSER.
  code 10Priority
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS IN REAR WITHOUT A LABEL.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE COMMON NAME ON ALL BULK CONTAINERS TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY ITEM (SALT, SUGAR, FLOUR ETC).
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE WALLS AND FLYING AROUND AT THE BAR AREA, DISHWASHING AREA, AND AT THE REAR BAKERY PREP AREA.RECCOMENDATION ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A),CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 3-DOOR PREP LINE COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE DEBRIS ON TOP OF THE DISHMACHINE AND THE KITCHEN/BAKERY STORAGE RACKS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN AND BAKERY PREP AREAS TO REMOVE FOOD SPLASHED DEBRIS AND REPAIR SECTION OF WATER DAMAGED CEILING INSIDE THE WOMENS WASHROOM SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE ALSO,FLOOR TILES IN THE DISHWASHING AREA NEED RE-GROUTING AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: INSTUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATION OF GREASE BUIILD-UP AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 19, 2023: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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