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Super Mercado El Guerro

March 8, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT WITH MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE INSIDE. ICE IS USED TO PUT ON RAW MEAT IN THE DISPLAY CUSTOMER COOLER. EQUIPMENT FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE CLEAN TO SIGHT AND TOUCH. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED COOKED TILAPIA(110.4F) AND STUFFED PEPPERS(112.8F) AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT 57C OR 135F OR ABOVE. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 26 POUNDS VALUED AT $54.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
code 21
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: VARIETY OF FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED (RAW FISH, CHICKEN,AND BEEF , ETC.) STORED INSIDE THE WALK IN AND FRONT PREP REACH IN COOLER. FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE PROPERLY LABELED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
code 23
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED DRIED BANANA PEPPERS AND GREEN TOMATOES IN BOXES STORED IN THE BASEMENT UNDER PIPES WITH PEELING PAINT AND RUST. INSTRUCTED TO MOVE AND STORE IN AN AREA PREVENTING CONTAMINATION
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS SHELF LINERS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED WALL TILES MISSING IN THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 9, 2018: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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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