South Shore Food Mart

June 12, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings4

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE TOILET ROOM AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT EACH SAID HAND WASHING SINK DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C). • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS LOCATED AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE NOR ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE FACE MASK, DISPOSABLE MOP, DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES, ADEQUATE SANITIZER *MUST ELIMINATE NOROVIRUS*) ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER TO TAKE TEMPERATURES OF HOT AND COLD FOODS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH A SERVICE RECEIPT FROM 2019 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A UP TO DATE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C). • 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY; OBSERVED ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED UNDER THE SHELVES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS ON THE LOWER SHELF BY THE COOKING OIL IN THE CUSTOMER GROCERY AREA AND ABOUT 50 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED UNDER THE SHELVES FOR THE CHIPS AND UNDER AND BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS ALSO IN THE CUSTOMER GROCERY STORE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ALL OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION UNITS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED A COVERED RECEPTACLE IS NEEDED INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • 6-501.19 OBSERVED THE TOILET ROOM DOOR, LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, IS NOT SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE THE TOILET ROOM DOOR SELF CLOSING.
code 53
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: 5-501.15 OBSERVED OUTSIDE DUMPSTER AREA NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS ON THE OUTSIDE GREASE DUMPSTER LID AND GARBAGE DUMPSTER LID NOT TIGHT FITTING WITH OVERFLOWING GARBAGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(B).
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL LOCATED ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE THE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.13 OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE ENTIRE FACILITY WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED DIRT AND DUST DEBRIS LOCATED UNDER AND AROUND ALL SHELVES IN THE REAR AND IN THE GROCERY AREA, ALSO UNDER AND AROUND ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS LOCATED IN THE GROCERY AREA AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, OBSERVED STANDING WATER UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AROUND THE GREASE TRAP AND ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS LOCATED UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR THE MALE FOOD HANDLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 9, 2018: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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