Sam Food Mart Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MOUSE DROPPINGS ALONG WALL BASES BEHIND REACH IN COOLERS, IN FURNACE AREA AND UNDER SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SANITIZING BUCKETS TO HOLD WIPING CLOTHS
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: ALL COUNTERS IN REAR AREA IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND UNNECESSARY CLUTTER. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND REMOVE ROCKS HOLDING UP SHELF. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: HANDSINK IN FRONT PREP AREA SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECTED AND MAINTAIN. • MOP SINK IS CURRENTLY NOT CONNECTED TO CITY PLUMBING. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: TOILET ROOM IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN REAR PREP AREA MUST BE REMOVED OR ORGANIZED. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. • FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLENING TO REMOVE ALL DEBIS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 8, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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.

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