Kurowski Sausage Shop & Rich's Bakery

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEE SMOKING MEAT ON PREMISES WIHTOUT AN APPROVED HACCP PLAN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THEY MUST OBTAIN CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH APPROVAL FOR HACCP PROCESS. SMOKERS ARE TAGGED 'HELD FOR INSPECTION'. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL HACCP PLAN AND VARIANCE ARE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. COMBINED WITH VIOLAITON #32.
  code 29
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HACCP PLAN AND VARIANCE FOR SMOKING MEAT ON PREMISES.---ALSO OBSERVED ASSORTED SMOKED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER WITH NO PROOF OF HACCP OR VARIANCE PER HEALTH CODE REQUIREMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT DISCONTINUE THE SMOKING PROCESS UNTIL A VARIANCE AND HACCP ARE APPROVED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.THE FOOD ITEMS ASSORTED SMOKED PORK ITEMS WERE ALSO TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION ABOUT 200 LBS AT $900. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 32
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS BEING STROED ON FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER, IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING IN BASMENT. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING MECHANISM FOR EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRCUTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 16, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.