Market Thyme

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
  Inspector note: 2-102.14 (A) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
  code 3Priority
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE SLICING CHEESE ON A DELI SLICER AND PLACING IT IN HIS BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED NOT TO ALLOW BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
  code 9Priority
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: FOUND 8 LIVE COCKROACHES IN BASEMENT KITCHEN ALONG WALL BASE AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT, INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE INSECTS ACTIVITY IN AFFECTED AREAS, PEST CONTROL SERVICE RECOMMENDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: 3-307.11, NO SPLASH GUARD INSTALLED AT HAND WASH SINK AT SUSHI STATION, SINK IS NEXT TO CUTTING BOARD. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-101.11 (B) USING GROCERY BAGS TO STORE FOODS IN WALK-IN FREEZER, INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A FOOD GRADE BAGS.
  code 47
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD CREVICE MGRS, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 9, 2018: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 11 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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