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Montrose Deli & Fruit Market

July 28, 2015 · 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: OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED. APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS TURKEY, CHICKEN AND PORK FOUND UNLABELED, VACUUM PACKAGED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. VACUUM PACKING MACHINE ON PREMISES AND NO APPROVAL DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE OR ON PREMISES. FOODS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST NOT USE UNTIL ESTABLISHMENT IS APPROVED WITH WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION FOR VACUUM PACKAGING. MANAGEMENT STATES ESTIMATED VALUE OF DISCARDED FOODS TO BE $65.00. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
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: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 RAT DROPPINGS UNDER AND AROUND STORED FOOD CONTAINERS, NEXT TO WALK-IN FREEZER LOCATED IN THE REAR FOOD RECEIVING ROOM. ALSO LARGE OPEN GAPS, 3 TO 5 INCHES, BETWEEN WALLS AND FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE ROOM THAT HAS MULTIPLE COOLERS AND FOOD STORAGE. WINDOW OF ROOM FOUND UNSCREENED, OPEN TO OUTDOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS. SEAL ALL WALLS ALONG FLOORING AND SCREEN ALL WINDOWS. SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS AND MAKE TIGHT FITTING. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL PRE-PACKAGED FROZEN RABBITS AND PREPARED FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE PROPERLY LABEL WITH BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS AND INGREDIENTS. BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: CRACKED AND MISSING PLASTIC SHIELD AT THE SELF-SERVE BREAD CASE AT THE MEAT SECTION MUST BE REPLACED. MUST NOT USE PAPER, CARDBOARD, TINFOIL AS LINER FOR COOLERS OR SHELVING THROUGHOUT.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR AND ALONG BASEBOARD UNDER THE FRYER AND FLAT GRILL. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE AROUND FRYER AND FLAT GRILL. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 16, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 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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