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La Providencia Food Mart

July 1, 2019 · Pass w/ Conditions

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

Failed findings

food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED A VARIETY OF READY TO EAT/TCS FOODS PREPARED, PREPACKAGED AND HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT PROPERLY DATE/LABEL TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD IS TO BE SOLD, CONSUMED, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41*F OR BELOW FOR A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN DAYS. INSTRUCTED TO DATE MARK THE FOOD ABOVE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES IMPROPERLY STORED ON PREP/WORK STATIONS, INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE REAR CUTTING BOARD IN THE MEAT DEPARTMENT STAINED, AND PITTED, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED THE REAR BOX FREEZER WITH EXCESSIVE ICE, INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST AND CLEAN. ALSO REMOVE THE CARDBOARD FROM THE REAR WALK-IN COOLER/DRY STORAGE SHELVES.AND REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL FROM THE TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE POTS FOR CARNITAS, UNABLE TO FULLY SUBMERGE IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT ABLE TO FULLY SUBMERGE IN BASINS OF 3 COMPARTMENT OR HAVE WRITTEN PROCEDURES FOR ALTERNATIVE MANUAL WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT.
code 48
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE WALL BEHIND THE FIRST 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH THE WHITE WALL, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE BLACK SUBSTANCE, AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED CARDBOARD UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT ON THE FLOOR, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD FROM THE REAR FLOOR.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 19, 2018: 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.

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