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Supermercado El Guero No. 8

February 14, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings3

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER IN MEN'S(64.0 F) AND WOMEN'S(54.0 F) WASHROOMS. TEMPERATURE MUST BE 100 DEGREE FAHREHEIT IN THE MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, NO CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMITING OR DIARRHEA CLEAN-UP PROCEDURES OR EQUIPMENT ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION,7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISTERS OVER PRODUCE NOT CLEAN(SLIMEY AND A BLACK SUBSTANCE)INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE. EQUIPMENT, FOOD CONTACT SURFACE SHALL BE CLEAN TO THE SIGHT AND TOUCH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-005.
code 16
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED A VARIETY OF DELI MEATS AND CHEESES NOT PROPERLY LABELED AND DATE MARKED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 7-38-005, PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVE NO THERMOMETER IN COOLERS, WALKIN REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE.
code 36
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN PRODUCE AND MEAT DEPARTMENT WORN AND STAINED. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CUTTING BOARDS. • OBSERVED RUSTY TWO TIER CART IN MEAT DEPARTMENT; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE RUST AND MAINTAIN THE SURFACES.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED MICROWAVE IN EMPLOYEES LOUNGE NOT CLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR WALLS AND BOTTOM OF MICROWAVE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DEBRIS AND DIRT ON FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: BEHIND LIQUOR CABINETS IN FRONT OF STORE, IN BACK AND SIDE STOREROOMS UNDERNEATH AND BETWEEN SHELVES AND ALONG WALLS, UNDERNEATH FRONT CASH REGISTERS AND BEHIND PRODUCE TABLES. ALSO, OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON CEILINGS IN MEAT DEPARTMENT ABOVE PREPARTION TABLES AND PEELING PAINT ON THE WALS AND CEILING OF THE BACK STORE ROOM.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT,CLEAN,SANITIZE AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVE NO LIGHT IN SIDE STOREROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

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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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