Westside Food Market

September 14, 2016 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings12
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
    Inspector note: EGGS-45.1, WHITE CASTLE BURGERS-45.6F, ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE STORED/HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW UNTIL SERVED OR SOLD. PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    code 3Priority
  • toxic items stored near food
    Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
    Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF INSECTS AND RODENTS FOUND ON PREMISES AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED AT TIME OF INVESTIGATION. 80 MICE DROPPINGS FOUND IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON SHELF UNDERNEATH MEAT GRINDER IN MEAT DEPT, ON FLOORS AND SHELVES IN REAR STORAGE/DISH WASHING AREA AND IN MEAT DEPT, UNDERNEATH DISPLAY SHELVES AND CHIP TRAYS ON SALES FLOOR, AND BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AREA ON FLOOR. OBSERVED 25 KNATS FLYING AROUND AND ON SURFACES IN REAR STORAGE/DISH WASHING AREA(AROUND 3 COMPARTMENT AND MOP SINKS, AND RESTING ON CARRYOUT CONTAINERS AND WALLS, AND BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER. OBSERVED 15 LARGE HOUSE FLIES ON PREMISES ON SALES FLOOR, IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA, AND IN REAR DISH WASHING/STORAGE AREA. UPON ENTRY TO BUSINESS FOUND FRONT DOOR OPEN WITH NO SCREEN DOOR TO PREVENT INSECT AND RODENT ENTRY. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP DOOR CLOSED. FOUND CLOSED DOOR NOT ADEQUATELY RODENT PROOFED, THE CENTER BOTTOM AREA BETWEEN THE DOUBLE DOORS HAD A GAP GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH AND A GAP GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH ALSO OBSERVED UNDERNEATH THE ENTIRE EAST ENTRY DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, ALSO SEAL ANY OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS. SEAL ALL DOORS MAKING THEM TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. INSTALL SCREEN DOOR IF MAIN ENTRY DOOR IS LEFT OPEN, ELIMINATE ALL PUDDLES OF WATER AND EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
    code 18
  • hot/cold holding temps off
    Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
    Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MGR. WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PROVIDED AT START OF INVESTIGATION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED(TACO MEAT, ITALIAN BEEF) AND/OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
    code 21
  • Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
    Inspector note: ALL SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES MUST BE PROPERLY STORED INVERTED(WITH HANDLES OUT OR UP) IN CLEAN CONTAINERS.
    code 31
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: ALL CUTTING BOARDS ON PREP TABLES THAT NO LONGER EASILY CLEANABLE MUST BE REPLACED. REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM CONDENSER INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. REPLACE ALL HEAVILY OIL STAINED CHIP TRAYS ON SALES FLOOR.
    code 32
  • food prep surfaces dirty
    Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
    Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS, ALL SINKS, PREP TABLES, AND SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE MEAT DEPT, BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER, INSIDE THE CABINET INTERIOR UNDER THE SINK IN THE WASHROOM, AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES THROUGHOUT.
    code 33
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL AREAS AND ROOMS ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH ND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(FOOD DEBRIS, UNKNOWN POWDER, DROPPINGS, DEAD INSECTS). REPLACE ALL MISSING FLOOR TILES.
    code 34
  • Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
    Inspector note: CLEAN ALL DEAD INSECTS AND DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE PRESENT. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT AND REPAIR ALL WALLS WHERE DIRT, STAINS, AND OPENINGS ARE PRESENT.
    code 35
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
    Inspector note: FOUND HOSE ATTACHED TO MOP SINK FAUCET. MUST USE A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE WHEN ATTACHING A HOSE TO MOP SINK FAUCET. ALSO FOUND THE FAUCETS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND MOP SINK IN POOR REPAIR IN REAR(BOTH LEAK PROFUSELY WHEN WATER IS TURNED ON), MUST REPLACE BOTH.
    code 38
  • Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LONG STEM METAL THERMOMETERS FOR TAKING HOT AS WELL AS COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES.
    code 40
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: MUST ELIMINATE ALL CLUTTER IN REAR STORAGE AND PREP AREAS BY PROPERLY ELEVATING ALL ARTICLES 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOORS, SO THAT AREAS CAN BE CLEANED AND SERVICED PROPERLY.
    code 41
  • Food Handler Requirements Met
    Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE NOT CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS THAT FALL UNDER THE CATEGORY OF FOOD HANDLERS MUST MEET IDPH REQUIREMENTS BY DATE SPECIFIED IN THIS REPORT.
    code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 22, 2014: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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