Pulaski Adams Food Mart Inc

September 22, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
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: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. FRONT ENTRY/EXIT DOORS NOT TIGHT-FITTING AT THE LOWER CENTER AREA OR UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM, GAPS GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH NOTICED. ALSO OBSERVED SEVERAL LARGE HOUSE FLIES CIRCLING AROUND AN OVERFLOWING UNCOVERED GARBAGE CONTAINER IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR FRONT DOORS AND ELIMINATE FLIES FROM PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PROVIDED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD(NACHOS WITH GROUND BEEF AND CHEESE WERE BEING PREPARED AND/OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
code 21
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 2-28-14 ON REPORT#1324918 NOT CORRECTED: -32-NOTED DEEP DARK GROVES INTO THE CUTTING BOARD BEHIND THE DELI MEAT COUNTER. MUST REPLACE.-34-FLOORS NEED CLEANING UNDER SHELVING ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND/OR SPILLS. ALSO CLEAN FLOORS IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA.-36-NOTED MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.-40- MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLERS. NON-COMLPIANT VIOLATION SERIOUS 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM ALL FREEZERS THROUGHOUT AND SECTIONS OF MEAT CASE IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA WHERE PRESENT. PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP IN DISH WASHING AREA.
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: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS(INCLUDING THE DOOR TRACKS), PREP TABLES AND SHELVES, MOP SINK IN REAR, AND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WASHBOWL IN WASHROOM AND EXPOSED HAND SINKS IN BOTH PREP AREAS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FOUND SEVERL LARGE PUDDLES OF WATER ON FLOOR THROGHOUT THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE ALL EXCESS WATER AS WELL AS THE MASSIVE DEBRIS FROM FLOOR IN THIS AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: SECTIONS OF CEILING NEAR EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HAS MOLD PRESENT, MUST REMOVE CLEAN AND/OR PAINT SURFACE. MUST REPLACE MISSING SECTION OF WALL NEAR ENTRANCE TO REAR STORAGE AREA. CLEAN DIRT AND STAINS FROM ALL WALLS, DOORS AND DOOR WAYS THROUGHOUT WHERE PRESENT.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: FOUND MOP SITTING INSIDE DIRTY MOP WATER IN MOP BUCKET. MUST STORE ALL CLEAN MOP HEADS UPRIGHT TO AIR DRY TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING. ALSO FOUND POPS STORED ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT SALES FLOOR DOWN THE AISLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE ALL ARTICLES (FOOD AND NON FOOD) THROUGHOUT 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOORS. ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT ON PREMISES MUST BE KEPT CLEAN.
code 41
No Smoking Regulations

Inspector note: FOUND ASHES FROM A CIGARETTE INSIDE THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND A WET CIGARETTE BUTT IN GARBAGE CONTAINER SITTING IN FRONT OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE SAME AREA. NO ASHTRAYS ALLOWED ON PREMISES. CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANACE VIOLATION 7-32-020(C).
code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 28, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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