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Parkside Food Store Inc

December 2, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

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: EVIDENCE OF RODENTS PRESENT ON PREMISES. 50-60 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS THROUGHOUT, UNDERNEATH CHIP RACKS, UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HAND SINK, AND ON SOME LOWER DISPLAY SHELVES ON SALES FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, ELIMINATE ALL HARBORAGE AREAS BY ELEVATING ALL STOCK YHROUGHOUT 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS WHERE POSSIBLE. FRONT DOOR IS OFF TRACK DOES NOT SELF CLOSE COMPLETELY, MUST ADJUSTED DOOR SO THAT IT CLOSES TIGHTLY WHEN OPENED. A LARGE GAP 1 1/2 INCH WIDE FOUND AT LEFT LOWER SECTION OF FRONT DOOR. MUST REPAIR THE DOOR, MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TI PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE ALL GREASY CHIP TRAYS ON SALES FLOOR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND MEAT COUNTER, SHELVES UNDERNEATH FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, EXTERIOR OF PACKAGED ICE CHEST, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF ICE CREAM CASE NEXT TO MEAT CASE, AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. REPLACE ALL MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT NEED CLEANING AND/OR PAINTING. CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT WHERE NOT CLEAN. REPLACE ALL STAINED CILING TILES. SEAL ALL CRACKS AND OPENINGS IN WALLS THROUGHOUT. CLEAN ALL DUSTY WALL AND CEILING VENTS. PAINT DOORS THAT ARE NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A METAL DRAINBORAD OR EQUIVALENT AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST DISCARD DIRTY MOP WATER FROM MOP BUCKET AND HANG MOP UP TO AIR DRY TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
code 41
No Smoking Regulations

Inspector note: ASHTRAY WITH CIGARETTE BUTT IN IT FOUND ON FRONT COUNTER NEXT TO NACHO CHEESE DISPENSER. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-020(C)
code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 13, 2012: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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