Jewel Food Store #3181

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️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: All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines.OBSERVED IMPROPER PEST CONTROL,MORE THA 15 LIVE INSECTS INSIDE UNCLEAN GARBAGE DISPOSAL MACHINE OINSIDE UNCLEAN RAGS LEFT INSIDE MACHINE. ALSO LIVE INSECTS/GNATS,FLIES,IN GARBAGE COMPACT DOOR AREA ATTRACTED TO UNCLEAN DOOR AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE AREAS. OBSERVED THREE SET OF ENTRY DOORS NOT RODENT PROOF AT BOTTOM AND SIDE AREAS OF DOORS.(TWO JEWEL FRONT DOORS,AND OSCO FRONT DOOR MUST BE REPAIRED TO BE TIGHT FITTING. RECOMMEND PEST TREATMENT. CITATION ISSUED-7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT#162551,DATED-9/29/2009,VIOLATION #35-BACK WEST WALL IN STORE ROOM BEHIND POP,STILL NOT REPAIRED,OBSERVED WALL IN POOR REPAIR,OPEN. MUST REPAIR. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
  code 29
• ⚠️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. VIOLATION WAS NOT CORRECTED BY CORRECTED DATE-12/29/09.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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. OBSERVED LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE AT HAND SINK IN FISH REAR HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT/GARBAGE DISPOSAL IN REAR, ANY CLEANING EQUIPMENT. TO PREVENT ANY PEST PROBLEMS.
  code 41

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