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Nicholas High Quality Meats

September 15, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN/DAMAGED RUBBER GASKET ON DOOR OF THE FREEZER IN THE FRONT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKET.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: FOUND THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED; SINK IS DRAINING WASTE WATER ON FLOOR WHEN WATER FROM THE COMPARTMENT IS DRAINED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO GET DRAINAGE SYSTEM SERVICED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND ICE BUILDUP ON THE CHEST FREEZER LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE WALK IN MEAT COOLER WITH A BUILD UP OF STANDING LIQUID FROM MEATS AND FISH. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN, WATER STAINED, DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DUST, DIRT AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS AND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS. • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS BEHIND PREP TABLES NEAR WALK IN FREEZER AND COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGH OUT PREP AREA AND INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. ALSO KEEP FLOORS DRY AS POSSILBE TO PREVENT PEST ISSUES.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 16, 2023: 2 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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