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Western Food & Grocery

August 16, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings3
critical findings1

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Failed findings

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 SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURES OF COLD FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURES OF TCS COLD FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 36
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED ACTIVE SLUSHIE MACHINE AND SEVERAL PIECES OF INACTIVE HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING NACHO CHEESE WARMERS AND BUFFET-STYLE WARMERS, ON SITE WITH NO WAREWASHING FACILITIES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ANY EQUIPMENT THAT MUST BE WASHED, RINSED, AND SANITIZED FROM PREMISES OR INSTALL APPROPRIATE WARE WASHING FACILITIES, INCLUDING A 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND OR COMMERCIAL DISH MACHINE WITH AN ADJACENT HAND WASHING SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
code 48

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Compared with Pass on June 24, 2020: 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.