Super Mercado La Chiquita

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: THE LARGE CLEAN POTS AND PANS ARE STORED IN THE REAR STORAGE RACK RIGHT SIDE UP, INVERT THE POTS AND PANS SO THEY DRAIN AND SO DEBRIS CANNOT FALL INSIDE. THE CAN OPENER BASE IN THE KITCHEN IS DIRTY; WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE SAID AREA.
  code 31
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: THE LARGE STAINLESS STEEL BLENDER HAS DARK STAINING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOWL SECTION, SCRUB ALL BUILDUP OFF AND SANITIZE. THE ICE MACHINES HAVE RUST AND LIME BUILDUP ON THE TOPS OF THE MACHINES, DELIME AND CLEAN THE UNITS AND WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE DOORS. THE CEILINGS OF THE WALK IN COOLERS WHERE THE LIGHT FIXTURES WERE REPLACED AND ARE DIRTY; WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE COOLER CEILINGS. THE FREEZER CONDENSER IS FROZEN UP AND ONE OF THE FANS IS NOT WORKING, DEFROST AND REPAIR THE UNIT. IF THE BUTCHER COOLER SHELVES HAVE A CONDENSATION BUILDUP, WIPE DOWN AREAS WITH A SANITIZING CLOTH OR PAD.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: THE CEILING ABOVE THE DELI AS SOME DUSTY BUILDUP AND STAINED LIGHT SHIELDS; WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THIS AREA.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: THE ICE SCOOPS HAVE NO SANITARY SPACE OR STORAGE CONTAINER, OBTAIN A SANITARY ICE SCOOP STORAGE DEVICE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 5, 2012: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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