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SOUTH WATER MARKET INC

2525 S BLUE ISLAND AVE · Chicago, IL 60608

Wholesale

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Pass for SOUTH WATER MARKET INC on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
1
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
660173

Location recorded for this inspection · SOUTH WATER MARKET INC · 2525 S BLUE ISLAND AVE

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: The mop water is being dumped down a floor drain or the toilet, install a mop sink. Install all food equipment to be used for sampling per city code and properly vent and plumb as required.

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Inspection history

Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.

CanvassFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
6
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
660071

Location recorded for this inspection · SOUTH WATER MARKET INC · 2525 S BLUE ISLAND AVE

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 12

    HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA - Comments: Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. The sales floor kitchen has no exposed hand sink. All food prepared for sampling to clients must be prepared in a sanitary food preparation area with an exposed handsink, soap and sanitary hand drying supplies.

  • 18

    NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS - Comments: All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. Over 200 mouse droppings were found in the warehouse and display floor around the interior perimeter and under pallets, remove all evidence of rodent activity and fill in any holes where mice can harbor like the one in the floor along the north wall. Rodent proof all outer openings and do not prop open the outer doors.

  • 21

    * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. No certified managers certificate is posted for person\persons cooking the food samples in the sales floor prep area.

  • 24

    DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED - Comments: There is no three compartment sink or approved dishmachine to wash, rinse and sanitize the dishes and utensils used for preparing and serving food samples.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. The floors throughout the warehouse and sales floor are dirty and full of rodent droppings and urine stains; wash, rinse and sanitize the floors so they are sanitary from corner to corner.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. The mop water is being dumped down a floor drain or the toilet, install a mop sink. Install all food equipment to be used for sampling per city code and properly vent and plumb as required.

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How results compare in ZIP 60608

508 of 624 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.

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