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Ray's Food Market

August 20, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: PREPARING AND SERVING NACHOS WITH MEAT WITHOUT AN EXPOSED HAND SINK ON PREMISES. NACHO OPERATION SUSPENDED BY THE CDPH. AN EXPOSED HAND SINK MUST BE INSTALLED IN ORDER TO PREEPARE AND SERVE HOT FOOD. CITATION ISSUED-CRITICAL 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
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: 20-30 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS THROUGHOUT, AND 12 FLIES NOTED ON PREMISES ON SALES FLOOR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS THROUGHOUT, MUST ALSO REPAIR LEFT LOWER SIDE & CORNER OF REAR EXIT DOOR(1/4 INCH OPENING NOTED). MUST ALSO REQUEST ADDITIONAL SERVICE CALL FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY TO ELIMINATE FLY ACTIVITY. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, TRASH OVERFLOWING IN DUMPSTER. MUST KEEP THE LIDS CLOSED ON GARBAGE RECEPTACLE AND ELIMINATE FLIES. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-020.
code 19
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: SELLING NACHOS WITH MEAT AND SNOW CONES. 3 COMPARTMENT METAL SINK IN REAR STORAGE AREA NOT CONNECTED. MUST INSTALL THE 3 COMPARTMENT METAL SINK WITH DRAINBOARD AND GREASE TRAP SO ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT CAN BE WASHED, RINSED, AND SANITIZED. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-030.
code 24
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL DISPLAY AND STORAGE SHELVES THROUGHOUT, ALL SINKS IN REAR, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: REPLACE ALL MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT. DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPAIR OR REPLACE BLOWN LIGHTS ON SALES FLOOR.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AREA.
code 41

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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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