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S & R Grocery And Dollar Plus

August 2, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings9
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: COOKED GROUND BEEF FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES(121.1F IN COOKER AND 95.1F IN LARGE POT ON THE PREP TABLE. ALL COKED FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 140 DEGREES OR HIGHER UNTIL SERVED. ALL COOKED GROUND BEEF BEING COOLED MUST BE KEPT UNDER REFRIGERATION AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW UNTIL REHEATED TO 165F AND HELD AT 140F OR ABOVE UNTIL SERVED. ALL PRODUCT FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 3Priority
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: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES. 30 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED ON PREMISES SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS UNDERNEATH THE SINKS IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, AND ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS THROUGHOUT. ALSO NOTICED SMALL FLY ACTIVITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 20 INSIDE MOP SINK CLOSET, 5 BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, 10 FOUND FLYING AROUND IN REAR AREA NEAR EXIT DOOR, 5 FLYING AROUND IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, AND 5 FLYING AROUND IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED, FRONT DOOR FOUND WITH A LARGE GAP GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH AT THE BOTTOM, AND REAR EXIT DOOR FOUND WITH OPENINGS AT BOTH SIDES GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, REPAIR ALL DOORS MAKING THEM TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT AND RODENT ENTRY, AND ELIMINATE ALL SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT. MUST ALSO REQUEST A VISIT FROM THE PEST CONTROL SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, TRASH AND GARBAGE FOUND ALL OVER THE GROUND AROUND THE DUMPSTER. MUST KEEP GROUND AREA AROUND THE DUMPSTER CLEAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPLACE ALL HEAVILY STAINED CHIP TRAYS ON SALES FLOOR.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL STOCK AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE ALL STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND DEAD INSECTS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE PRESENT.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAK UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM THE WASHROOM WHICH HAS EXCESSIVE CLUTTER.
code 41
No Smoking Regulations

Inspector note: FOUND ASHTRAY WITH 2 CIGARETTE BUTTS IN IT BEHIND THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER. CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE VIOLATION 7-32-020(C)
code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 6, 2012: 9 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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