Josefina's Bakery

• 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: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES INSIDE THE CUSTOMER BREAD DISPLAY CASES AND ON WALLS NEAR THE WALK-IN-COOLER. APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN SAID AREAS.ALSO,FOUND APPROXIMATELY 40 MICE DROPPINGS ON CORNERS OF REAR STORAGE ROOM AND BENEATH THE LARGE OVEN. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY.MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS,SCREEN WINDOW AND REAR SCREEN DOOR MUST BE INSECT PROOFED.FOUND THE FRONT DOORS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT WIDE OPEN DURING THIS INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST SEAL RAW WOODEN SURFACES INSIDE THE CUSTOMER BREAD DISPLAY CASES USING A NON-TOXIC FINISH AND WALLS AND CEILINGS INSIDE THE BREAD PROOFER MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN INTERIORS/EXTERIORS OF ALL REACH-IN-COOLERS AND CUSTOMER DISPLAY BREAD DISPLAY CASES,HOOD ABOVE DEEP FRYER,TOPS/BOTTOMS OF FOOD PREP TABLES,ROLLING UTILITY CARTS,BAKING EQUIPMENTS ETC.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES REQUIRE A DETAIL CLEANING AND ELEVATE STORED ARTICLES 6" OFF FLOOR/WALL FOR EASIER CLEANING.
  code 34
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A VISIBLE THERMOMETER INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 2, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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