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Potash Bros. Supermarket

June 27, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED PASTA SALAD AT 43.1F,BEEF AT 48.9F,SEAFOOD SALAD AT 45.1F,,CHICKEN AT 45.6F-46.1F,FETA CHEESE AT 44.0F,HELD IN THE SALAD BAR DISPLAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL COLD FOODS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHER AT DELI PREP AREA IN USE NOT SANITIZING, CHEMICAL 0 PPM DURING THIS INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR DISH MACHINE AND MAINTAIN SANITIZER AT 100 PPM. DISH MACHINE IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO USE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCES THROUGHOUT INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED AND MAINTAINED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN GASKET AT THE 2 DOOR STAND-UP COOLER IN THE DELI PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE GASKET AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVINGS INSIDE THE MEAT WALK-IN-COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR REPAIR USING A NON-TOXIC FINISH AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVES,MANUAL CAN OPENERS,UTENSIL DRAWERS,CUTTING BOARDS AT THE PREP AREA,FAN COVERS IN WALK-IN-COOLERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS BENEATH THE DISHWASHER AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA ARE DIRTY.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED SPLASHED FOOD DEBRIS ON CEILING TILES IN DELI PREP AREA AND ACCUMULATION OF DUSTS ON VENTILATION COVERS.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE WALLS/CEILING IN THE DELI PREP AREA AND REMOVE DUSTS ON VENTILATION COVERS AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED BURNT-OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE MEAT DEPT AREA AND MISSING LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE THE PRODUCE WALK-IN-COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNT-OUT LIGHT BULBS AND PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD FOR SAID LIGHT BULB OR SHATTER-PROOF LIGHTING.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 24, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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