Southport Grocery And Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• 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: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE REAR PREP AREA COOLER. OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN AT 44.9F, AND BLACK BEAN SALSA AT 45.8F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 7# AND 2.5 GALLONS OF FOOD WORTH APPROX. $45. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL AND DATE PREPARED FOODS AND THOSE NOT STORED IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE SALAD PREP COOLER AND THE DOOR TRACKS OF THE DELI DISPLAY COOLER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS AND BASEBOARD OF BOTH 1ST FLOOR PREP AREAS. REPAIR THE FRP BOARD ON THE 1ST FLOOR FRONT PREP AREA WALLS.
  code 35

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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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