M & J Chicken & Fish

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO RECENT RECEIPT(ONE PROVIDED DATED 7-5-12) OR VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFCATE ON PREMISES AT TIME OF INSPECTION. CITATON ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-012.
  code 21
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 12-28-10 NOT CORRECTED:-33-MUST CLEAN ALL MULTI-USE ITEMS, UTENSILS & BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS. MUST CLEAN MICROWAVES, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, GARBAGE CAN, FRYERS, GRILL & HOOD OVER COOKING EQUIPMENT & REMOVE ALL FOOD & GREASE BUILD UP. ALSO CLEAN ALL ATTACHED LEGS, WHEELS, PIPING & MOTOR HOUSING OF SAID EQUIPMENT. MUST ALSO CLEAN WALLS BEHIND REACH IN FREEZERS & PREP COOLER & REMOVE SPLATTERED FOOD.-34-CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND & UNDERNEATH COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES & SINKS & ALONG WALLS THROUGHOUT.-35- REPAIR CEILING IN REAR OVER DISHWASHING AREA & SCRAP PEELING PAINT & REPAINT WITH A LIGHT COLORED NON-TOXIC PAINT. CLEAN WALLS IN FURNACE ROOM.-38-PROVIDE A BACKFLOW DEVICE AT MOP SINK OR REMOVE THREADS.-41-MUST BETTER ORGANIZE CLUTTER IN REAR OF PREMISES. MUST REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT & CLEAN FRONT CLOSET TO PREVENT RODENT & INSECT HARBORAGE. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS FOR NON COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING VIOLATIONS 7-42-090
  code 29
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES MUST BE PAINTED.
  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: ALL SHELVES, UNUSED EQUIPMENT, CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS, MEAT SLICER, COUNTERS, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS & FREEZERS, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEAL ALL CRACKS IN WALLS AND CEILING IN WASHROOM AND THROUGHOUT. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WALLS THROUGHOUT.REPLACE CEILING TILES THAT ARE IN POOR REPAIR. REPAIR BOTTOM OF FRONT DOOR. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT LEVEL, WATER SETTLING AT BACK OF SINK IN CENTER COMPARTMENT , MUST HAVE LEGS ADJUSTED SO THAT WATER DRAINS FROM COMPARTMENT PROPERLY.
  code 38

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