Rainbow Finer Food & Liquor

August 11, 2025 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings4
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED FOR THE SELL OF FRESH MEAT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PESTS ON PREMISES. FOUND 30 OR MORE FLIES ON PREMISES IN THE BUTCHER AREA ON THE PREP TABLES AND IN THE MEAT PROCESSING ROOM. OBSERVED 40 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR IN THE PROCESSING ROOM IN THE CORNER AREA; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ACTIVITY AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE PRIOR TO REINSPECTION NEXT WEEK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED RUST ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF THE MEAT GRINDER AND MEAT SAW; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR PAINT EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN PALLETS USED TO HOLD FOOD ITEMS IN LARGE WALK-IN UNIT.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN REAR STORAGE AREA, BUTCHER AREA AND WALK-IN COOLER.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 28, 2020: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

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