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La Flor Grocery Store

September 25, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings9
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: 5 FLIES OBSERVED LANDING ON CUTTING BOARD AND FLYING AROUND IN MIDDLE FOOD PREP AREA. ALSO OBSERVED 15 GNATS IN OFFICE AND PREP AREAS. MUST REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL SERVICE WHICH MUST INCLUDE SERVICING ALL APPROVED FLY CATCHING DEVICES. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED SURFACES AND AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PREPACKAGED FOODS ON PREMISES FOR SALE MUST BE PROPELY LABELED. ALL COOKED AND PREPARED FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED WHEN HELD OVER 24 HOURS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE BOXES FROM SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES AND PAINT ALL RUSTY SURFACES(INCLUDING LEGS OF PREP TABLES AND STORAGE RACKS). PAINT RUSTY WALLS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: KNIFE RACK ON WALL IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, LOWER INTERIOR SECTIONS AT BOTH ENDS OF MEAT CASES IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, MASSIVE DIRT AND DUST BUILD-UP ON WALLS, CEILING AND FAN GAURDS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN MIDDLE PREP AREA, CUTTING BOARDS, KNIFE STORED AGAINST THE WALL IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, ALL WHITE STORAGE SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR, PLASTIC RACKS WITH FOOD BUILD-UP PRESENT IN SMALL STORAGE ROOM IN FRONT SECTION OF BASEMENT, AND PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT(COOLERS AND FREEZERS ON SALES FLOOR), DEBRIS NOTED
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: Comments: REPAIR, CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL LOOSE WALL PANELING IN MIDDLE FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. REMOVE CHIPPING PAINT FROM WALLS IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND RE-PAINT AREA. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT WALLS IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN OR REPLACE ALL GREASY LIGHT SHIELDS IN ALL FOOD PREP AREAS.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE ALL MISSING END CAPS ON LIGHTS IN FOOD PREP AND DISHWAHING AREAS.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: PROVIDE 3 STOPPERS FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR FAUCET AT MOP SINK IN BASEMENT(NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION).
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ALL STOCK AND ARTICLES MUST BE STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 23, 2014: 9 findings 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.

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