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La Providencia Food Mart

August 7, 2015 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED 8 PACKS OF SLICED MELON(WATERMELON, CANTALOUPE, HONEYDEW) DISPLAYED FOR SALE ON FRONT COUNTER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 54F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 10LBS AND $12 OF SLICED MELON. OBSERVED CHORIZO HANGING IN MEAT PREP AREA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 68.1F INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 10LBS AND $30 OF CHORIZO. NO LABORATORY ANALYSIS AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. ALL COLD FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 3Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON DUTY OR CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN COOKED CHICKEN 174.8F AND BEANS 180.6F ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012A
code 21
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: PROPERLY LABEL ALL PREPACKAGED LARD, SALSA, PICO DE GALLO, ETC DISPLAYED FOR SALE.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE RUSTY SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. REMOVE GROCERY BAGS AND STORE FOOD IN FOOD STORAGE BAGS OR CONTAINERS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN COMPRESSOR UNIT INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN PRODUCE AND DAIRY COOLERS.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 4, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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