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M. L. K. Food Mart

November 4, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOUND ICE MACHINE THAT HAS BLACK SUBSTANCE, RUST AND LIME BUILDUP IN SIDE THE UNIT. UNIT IS TAGGED. FOOD NOT PROTECTED. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-005(A) MUST REMOVE THE ICE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE ICE MACHINE. DO NOT USE. WHEN THE ICE MACHINE IS CLEAN AND SANITIZED FAX A LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH 312-746- 4240 AND AN INSPECTOR WILL RETURN TO UNTAG THE UNIT.
code 16
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: FRONT DOOR HAS A ONE FOURTH OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR NOT INSECT OR RODENT PROOFED. SERIOUS CITATION 7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN REACHIN COOLER,WALKIN COOLER, MEAT CUTTING EQUIPMENT, SHELVING UNITS IN REACHIN COOLERS, SHELVES BEHIND THE SREVICE COUNTER AND STORE SHELVES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS IN STORAGE ROOM AND BASEMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: SOME AREAS OF WALLS HAVE UNFINISHED PANELING; MUST COMPLETE IN STORE AND STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN THE WALLS IN THE REAR AREA AND IN THE BASEMENT.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: CLUTTER IN THE REAR AREA AND IN THE BASEMENT. REMOVE THE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER AND CLEAN AND ORGNIZE SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 6, 2011: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.