Super Mercado La Chiquita

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.MUST LABEL REPACKAGED DESSERTS & JUICES STORED INSIDE OF COOLER FOR SALE.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM MEAT,PRODUCE WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON COOKING PREP AREA PREP COOLER & ICE MACHINE,SINK STOPPERS,ICE BUILD UP IN WALK IN FREEZER.MUST PROVIDE SPLASH GUARDS IN BETWEEN 1- COMP & 3- COMP SINKS ADJACENT TO HAND SINKS IN DELI & MEAT PREP AREAS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST CLEAN FANGUARD COVERS IN MEAT WALK IN COOLER,UNDER SIDES OF PREP TABLES IN MEAT & DELI PREP AREAS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST CLEAN FLOOR IN MEAT WALK IN COOLER.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE RECEIVING DOOR DOOR SWEEP,STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT,2ND FL. FOOD STORAGE AREA WALLS & WINDOW TRIM BEHIND SHELVING UNITS IN POOR REPAIR.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES LEADING INTO WALLS & CEILINGS.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE RUSTED OUT FAUCET AT HAND SINK IN DELI PREP AREA.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units.DELI PREP COOLER,PALETAS FREEZER,HOT HOLDING UNIT.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 17, 2011: 7 findings recurred.

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