King Food Mart

August 10, 2012 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings1

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT WASHBOWL AND NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED SINK, EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE AND COVERED IN FOIL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT HAND SINKS AND REMOVE FOIL FROM EXPOSED SINK FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED.
code 12Priority
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 50-60 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN REAR CLOSET, 15-20 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WEST WALL UNDER 3-COMP SINK, 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS ALONG WALLS IN FURNACE ROOM, 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN SOUTHEAST CORNER BEHIND FRONT COUNTER. SEVERAL FLYING INSECTS IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR 3-COMP SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED 1/4" GAP ON BOTTOM OF DOOR. SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.
code 18
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: INVERT ALL CARRYOUT CONTAINERS.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS, DISPLAY SHELVES, STORAGE SHELVES, COUNTERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, SALES AND BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AREAS.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN ALL WALL VENTS.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER AND REAR PREP AREA.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER WHERE NACHOS WITH GROUND BEEF AND CHEESE PREPARED/SERVED. REPAIR REAR EXPOSED SINK (SLOW DRAINING).
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN REAR STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. REMOVE SOILED WATER IN MOP PAIL AND STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
code 42
No Smoking Regulations

Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY ASHTRAY FILLED WITH ASHES AND TWO CIGARETTE BUTTS ON BOTTOM SHELF UNDER FRONT COUNTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT. ALL ASHTRAYS SHALL BE REMOVED FROM ANY AREA WHERE SMOKING IS PROHIBITED. SMOKING VIOLATION 7-32-020C CITATION ISSUED.
code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 16, 2011: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in West Pullman

See every restaurant in West Pullman →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.