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Tai Wah Grocery

March 6, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: FOUND NO EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE COOKING AREA LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT AN EXPOSED HAND SINK MUST BE INSTALLED IN THE COOKING AREA WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER, SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS FOR HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: FOUND NO THERMOMETER FOR MEASURING HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR MEASURING HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: FOUND PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. OBSERVED MORE THAN 50 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE LOWER SHELVES ON THE SELLING FLOOR AND IN THE BASEMENT ON THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALL. ALOS FOUND A DEAD MOUSE ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE SELLING FLOOR SHELF. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN. HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE PRIOR TO REINSPECTION NEXT WEEK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) ISSUED.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: FOUND WIPING CLOTHS BEING USED IN THE PREP AND SERVING AREAS THAT ARE NOT STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO STORE CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: SELLING SHELVES IN STORE AND SHELVES UNDER FRONT SERVING COUNTER, PREP TABLE TOPS AND BOTTOMS AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS AND CEILING IN PREP AND COOKING AREAS TO REMOVE GREASE AND SPLATTER. DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS AND CEILINGS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT STORE UNDER STORAGE SHELVES, IN PREP AND COOKING AREAS AND IN BASEMENT. • INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO SEAL THE SMALL OPENING IN THE WALL LEADING INTO THE COOKING AREA FROM THE PREP AREA (CORRECTED ON SITE).
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 25, 2017: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.