Twin Mart Food & Tobacco

July 23, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT OF SERVICE/FOOD PREP AREA. HOT HOLDING UNIT WITH MEAT, CHEESE, AND A JAR OF PEPPERS (FOR NACHOS) OBSERVED IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA WHERE MONEY AND FOOD ARE HANDLED. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND INSTALL A HAND SINK UNDER CITY WATER PRESSURE AND MAINTAIN IT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C), CITATION ISSUED
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION, WHILE THE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS WAS PREPARED ON SITE. A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
code 2Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER DISPOSITION DATE FOR READY TO EAT TCS FOOD ITEMS (TURKEY AND BEEF SANDWICHES) PREPARED ON SITE. SANDWICHES OBSERVED WITH DATES SUCH AS 06/30, 08/10, AND 08/30 STORED FOR SALE IN DISPLAY COOLER. NO LOGBOOK WAS PROVIDED TO SEE THE INITIAL DATE OF PREPARATION FOR SANDWICHES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS. DISCARD DATE MUST START FROM THE FIRST DAY OF PREPARATION AND DISCARDED OR SOLD WITHIN SEVEN DAYS. APPROXIMATELY 20LBS OF AT $85 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
code 23
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN THE PREP COOLER IN THE PREP.DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED DELI SANDWICHES PREPARED AND PACKAGED ON SITE WITH NO FOOD LABEL ON DISPLAY FOR SALE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD LABELS MUST CONTAIN: THE NAME AND PLACE OF BUSINESS OF THE MANUFACTURER, PACKER, OR DISTRIBUTOR, INGREDIENTS INCLUDING A DECLARATION OF ARTIFICIAL COLORING, FLAVORING, AND CHEMICAL PRESERVES.
code 37
Gloves Used Properly

Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXES OF EXAMINATION GLOVES IN FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE EXAMINATION GLOVES TO HAND FOOD, MUST USE FOOD GRADE GLOVES WHILE HANDLING FOOD ITEMS.
code 46
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY MISSING TWO SINK STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ISNTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLER WIT SLIGHT FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF CLEANING AND THE FLOORS BEHIND THE SHELVES WHERE CHIPS ARE STORED IN THE SHOPPING ASILES WITH A BUILD UP OF CHIPS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MENTIONED FLOORS.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 9, 2021: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.