Macias Produce Inc.

July 17, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings19
critical findings5

Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
Inspector note: PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
code 1Priority
handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN 1ST FL. REAR RECEIVING PREP AREA WHERE VEGETABLES ARE CUT AND PACKAGED AND BREAD IS BAKED AND IN BASEMENT WHERE THEY PREPACKAGED BEANS AND RICE.MUST INSTALL A HAND SINK WITH HOT & COLD RUNNING WATER ,SOAP & TOWELS AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CITATION ISSUED) • OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE IN REAR BACK KITCHEN OBSERVED SEVERAL WET TOWELS INSIDE OF HAND SINK BASIN. TOWELS WERE REMOVED DURING INSPECTION. MUST KEEP ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(COS)(CONSOLIDATED VIOLATION) • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINKS IN ROTESSIER PREP AREA,BACK KITCHEN,MEAT WALK IN COOLER PREP AREA MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO SOAP AT HAND SINK IN MEAT WALK IN COOLER PREP AREA AND CUSTOMERS WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. SOAP WAS PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(CONSOLIDATED VIOLATION)(COS) • OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICES AT HAND SINK IN MEAT WALK IN COOLER PREP AREA.PAPER TOWELS WERE PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C)(COS)(CONSOLIDATED VIOLATION)
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (CHICKEN,PORK,RICE,BEANS,ETC)MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ITEMS FOR CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)ASST. MANAGER SHOWED ME THE VOMITING KIT AT 2:54 P.M.(COS)
code 5Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOOD SUCH AS 10LBS. COOKED PORK 64.8F AND 15LBS. COOKED STEAK 131.7F ON PREP TABLE NEXT TO GRILL IN TAQUERIA. PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER .MUST HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135.0F OR ABOVE. (PRIORITY 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)APPX.25LBS. $220.
code 21
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN ROTESSIER HOT HOLDING UNIT MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE IN ALL PREP AREAS.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 150 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS,CEILINGS,UNDER SIDES OF SHELVING UNITS AND PREP TABLES,BOXES THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS,BASEMENT STAIR CASE & STORAGE AREAS, ALL TOILET ROOMS.ALSO EVIDENCE OF APPX. 10-15 LIVE LARGE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT PREMISES AS WELL.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 7/17/23.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)(CITATION ISSUED) • OBSERVED NO WINDOW SCREEN AT WALK UP WINDOW IN TAQUERIA AND A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF ENTRY EXIT DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND PROVIDE A SCREEN IN WINDOW TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF A LIVE BLACK CAT WALKING AROUND IN BASEMENT BEHIND WALK IN FREEZER,SEVERAL OPEN CANS OF CAT FOOD ON FLOOR UNDER REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVES,CAT LITTER AND BOX.MUST REMOVE CAT,CAT FOOD ,LITTER AND BOX FROM PREMISES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-40-060)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME EMPLOYEES WITH SOILED APRONS MUST PROVIDE CLEAN APRONS.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON CUTTING BOARDS AND PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS. MUST STORE IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED INSIDE OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,ICE SCOOP ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE MUST STORE IN A CLEAN MANNER.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON ALL STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED LARGE PLASTIC SOAP BUCKETS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD,OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN COOLER AND AS COVERS FOR FOOD IN MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS FOR FOOD STORAGE ONLY. • OBSERVED SEVERAL 3- COMPARTMENT SINKS MISSING SINK STOPPERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • MUST APPLY A SEALANT OR PAINT RAW WOOD SURFACES AT JUICING PREP AREA.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVING UNITS,PREP TABLES.GRILL TABLES IN MOST PREP AREAS WHERE NEEDED AND WALK IN COOLER RUSTY SHELVING UNITS.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS,STORAGE AREAS,WALK IN COOLERS & FREEZERS AND WHERE NEEDED. • OBSERVED SEVERAL WORN & PITTED CUTTING BOARDS IN ALL PREP AREAS MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE. • OBSERVED FOIL AND CARDBOARD LINED ON SHELVING UNITS, CARTS AND PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT MOST PREP AREA MUST ELIMINATE AND MAKE SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED OVERSIZED POTS TO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED INTO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE ON HOW TO PROPERLY WASH,RINSE AND SANITZE MULTI-USE UTENSILS. • OBSERVED NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT TO CHECK SANITIZING SOLUTION PPM'S AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINKS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL PREP TABLES,ROLLING CARTS,GRILL TABLES, FRYER CABINETS,STORAGE SHELVES,1- EYE-STOVE,STEAM TABLES,INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE PANEL.WALK IN COOLER -SHELVING UNITS.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET SPOUT AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR BACK KITCHEN.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
code 51
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING WITH A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF TRASH WAY ABOVE RIM AND LIDS ARE MISSING. MUST REPLACE MISSING LIDS TO BE TIGHT FITTING AND REMOVE TRASH.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CEILING IN POOR REPAIR IN TAQUERIA,WALLS IN REAR PRODUCE PREP AREA NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.HOLES IN WALLS WHERE NEEDED.BROKEN CONCRETE FLOORING IN PREP WALK IN COOLER, BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. • MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT CHIPPING PAINT ON WALLS IN STAFF WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM,SALES FLOOR. • MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER & DIRT BUILD UP FROM WALLS AND CEILINGS IN ALL PREP AREAS,WALK IN COOLERS,STAIRCASE LEADING TO BASEMENT,SALES FLOOR AND WHERE NEEDED. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN ALL PREP AREAS,WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER,BASEMENT,SALES FLOOR AND STORAGE AREA.MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP FROM WALK IN FREEZER FLOOR.MUST REMOVE STANDING WATER FROM FLOORS WHERE NEEDED AND KEEP DRY ESPECIALLY IN BASEMENT.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 1, 2022: 16 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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