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Taylor Food Mart

August 7, 2014 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL COOKED FOOD ITEMS IN REACH IN COOLERS. MUST STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS IN FOOD GRADE BAGS OR CONTAINERS. (MAY NOT USE GROCERY BAGS)
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: MUST WASH,RINSE AND SANITIZE SOILED MULTI USE UTENSILS IN PREP COOLER, REACH IN COOLERS AND STORED THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE KNIFE STORAGE RACK AND REMOVE EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS.
code 31
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF MICROWAVE,COOLERS,FREEZERS,THE FRYER,GRILL,OVEN AND THE HOOD ABOVE THE COOK LINE. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL SHELVING RACKS,SINKS,PREP TABLES,WINDOW SILLS AND LIGHT SHIELDS AND REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST AND DEAD INSECTS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS BEHIND THE REACH IN FREEZERS, UNDER THE COOK LINE,UNDER REACH IN COOLERS,UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,ALONG WALLS AND IN CORNERS. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILD UP.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT REAR AND FRONT PREP AREAS BEHIND EQUIPMENT,UNDER SINKS AND BEHIND DOORS. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD SPILLS. MUST REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE LIGHTING ABOVE THE EXPOSED HAND SINK.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN THE STORAGE CLOSET ADJECENT TO THE DINING AREA. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. MUST REMOVE FOUL ODORS IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST STORE ALL SOILED WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 16, 2013: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.