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Pioneer Food And Liquor

December 3, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 10/23/14 REPORT#1498120 31 INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BEING USED AS SHELF LINERS AND TO MAINTAIN. 32 INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SEAL ALL EXPOSED, RAW WOOD SURFACES AND TO MAINTAIN. 34 OBSERVED DIRT ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REGULARLY CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS. OBSERVED EXPOSED, RAW WOOD FLOORING IN REAR STORAGE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN. 35 OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHTOUT, INCLUDING BASEMENT. OBSERVED HOLES IN BASEMENT WALLS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. 37 INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON THE BATHROOM DOOR AND TO MAINTAIN. 38 NO MOP/UTILITY SINK ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN A MOP SINK WITH AN APPROPRIATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. 40 INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL REFRIGERATION THERMOMETERS TO ENSURE THAT ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS HAVE A THERMOMETER AND TO MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DUST ACCUMULATION ON FOOD SND LIQUOR DISPLAY SHELVING, INSIDE ICE CREAM CHEST FREEZER, HAND WASHING SINK, 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOOR IN POOR REPAIR WITH OPENINGS INTO FLOOR AT THE FRONT SELLING AREA AND REAR STOTAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN REAR STORAGES AREA AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREAS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS AT THE FRONT SELLING AREA AND REAR AREAS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR/WALL.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 31, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 6 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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