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Potash Bros

August 14, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING PREPARATION. OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE DELI PREP AREA AND VACUUM PACKAGED FISH AND CHICKEN ON THE DISPLAY COOLER SHELVES. NO APPROVED HACCP PROGRAM OBSERVED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO SUBMIT A HACCP PLAN TO CDPH TO VACUUM PACKAGE FOOD. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
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 LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN THE DELI PREP AREA AND THE BASEMENT INCLUDING THE SALAD BAR PREP AREA. APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE DUST FROM THE VENTILATION FILTERS IN THE DELI PREP AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: REPLACE THE FLOOR TILES BEHIND THE DELI DISPLAY COOLER CASE AND DELI PREP AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPAIR THE OPENING IN THE WALL OF THE DELI PREP AREA ABOVE THE DEEP FRYER.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: SEVERAL LIGHT SHIELDS ARE MISSING FROM THE FIXTURES IN THE MEAT CUTTING ROOM. MUST PROVIDE.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 30, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.