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Miami 99 Cent Plus

March 17, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR THE WALK-IN COOLER TO MEASURE COOLER TEMPERATURE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL HOLES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL HOLES TO AVOID POSSIBLE RODENT ENTRY TO PREMISES. • OBSERVED A LIVE CAT ON PREMISES. CAT WAS SEEN IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA OF THE STORE ALONG WITH FOOD, WATER AND A LITTER BOX. INSTRUCTED THAT NO LIVE ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED IN A RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT; MUST REMOVE CAT FROM PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-40-060 ISSUED. • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENTS ON PREMISES. FOUND 100 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF AN UNUSED WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE COOLER. PRIORITY FOUNDATON VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE INTERIORS OF THE EXPOSED HANDSINK AND THREE COMP SINK IN THE REAR AREAS. SOME UNUSED EQUIPMENT (DISPLAY CASE AND COOLERS) NEED CLEANING AS WELL.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME PLUMBING NOT IN GOOD REPAIR ACCORDING TO LAW. FOUND THE REAR OF THE FAUCET AT THE UTILITY SINK NOT CONNECTED TO THE HOT WATER LINE AND HOT WATER CANNOT FLOW THROUGH THE FAUCET NECK AS REQUIRED; MUST CORRECT. ALSO OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE WHEN HOT WATER IS RUNNING AT BOTH WASHROOM SINKS; MUST CORRECT SO THAT BOTH SINKS HAVE ADEQUATE HOT RUNNING WATER PRESSURE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) ISSUED.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICES AT WASHROOM DOORS; MUST INSTALL AT BOTH DOORS. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE TOILET IN THE MENS WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON THE CEILING OF THE WALK-IN COOLER THAT IS WORKING; MUST SCRAPE PEELING PAINT FROM COOLER CEILING. OBSERVED SEVERAL AREAS IN THE STORE WITH DAMAGED FLOOR TILE; MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR FLOOR TILE WHERE NEEDED. OBSERVED SEVERAL UNFINISHED WALLS (DRY WALL); INSTRUCTED TO FINISH WALLS BY PAINTING OR SEALING TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED STORAGE ROOMS CLUTTERED WITH BOXES AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ITEMS AND KEEP AREAS FREE OF CLUTTER TO AVOID POSSIBLE PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED NO WALL COVING ALONG THE WALLBASE IN THE STORAGE AREA WHERE THE HOT WATER TANK IS LOCATED; MUST PROVIDE COVING ALONG THAT WALL AND ANY OTHER AREAS WHERE MISSING. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT INCLUDING WASHROOMS, STORAGE ROOMS AND WALK-IN UNITS. CLEAN CEILING VENT FANS IN WASHROOMS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED AND WALL IN WOMENS WASHROOM TO REMOVE SPIDER WEBS.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on September 20, 2019: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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