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Mohsen Food Mart Inc

January 2, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ONSITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE THE CITY OF CHICAGO ORIGINAL FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE AND IT MUST BE ON SITE. WHILE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS ARE STORED, PREPARED AND OR SOLD.(GROUND BEEF, CHEESE SAUCE AND ITALIAN BEEF MEAT) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX 15-20 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA UNDER THE SODA CRATES NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR. OBSERVED ANOTHER SET OF DROPPINGS APPROX 10-15 IN THE TOILET ROOM BEHIND THE TOILET AND ALSO OBSERVED ANOTHER 15-20 DROPPINGS ON THE SHELVING WHERE THE CAT AND DOG FOOD IS STORED IN THE REAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE STORE. ALSO OBSERVED 3 LIVE ROACHES TWO AT THE THREE COMP SINK DEHIND THE RIGHT WATER KNOB AND ONE JUST OVER THE SINK AT THE CEILING EDGE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AREA AND HAVE PEST CONTROL SERVICE WITH PROOF OF SERVICE SHEET BEFORE RETURN INSPECTION OF JANUARY 9, 2025. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (A) CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED SODA CRATES BEING USED TO STORE ITEMS ON TOP OF IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER SHELVING THAT IS AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR TO MAKE AREA EASY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO BADLY STAINED CEILING TILES OVER THE VERYFINE REACH IN BEVERAGE COOLER FALLING IN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS AS NEEDED.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 15, 2023: 2 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.