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CERMAK BP

1602 W CERMAK RD · Chicago, IL 60608

Grocery Store

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Pass for CERMAK BP on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
2146092

Location recorded for this inspection · CERMAK BP · 1602 W CERMAK RD

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

Recorded violations

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CLEAN FOOD SPILLS ON DISPLAY SHELVES AND REMOVE DUST BUILD-UP WHERE OBSERVED.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: CLEAN FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER OF LITTER AND DEDRIS. CLEAN BEHIND/AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN CUSTOMER/DISPLAY AREA.

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: REPAIR/REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN DISPLAY AREA AND BACK STORAGE AREA.

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Inspection history

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

Canvass Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
2
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
598453

Location recorded for this inspection · CERMAK BP · 1602 W CERMAK RD

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 flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. CLEAN ALL THE VENTS THROUHTOUT PREMISES HAS DUST AND DIRT BUILDUP ON THEM.

  • 40

    REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE A THERMOMETER TO THE WALKIN COOLER.

CanvassFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
7
Source risk category
Risk 3 (Low)
Inspection ID
598439

Location recorded for this inspection · CERMAK BP · 1602 W CERMAK RD

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

Recorded violations

  • 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. DOUBLE FRONT DOORS HAS A ONE INCH GAP BETWEEN THEM AND THE BACK DOOR HAS ONE FOURTH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. ALL THE DOORS NOT TIGHT FITTING OR RODENT PROOFED. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE THE DOORS TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38- 020.

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEAN THE CAPPUCCINO MACHINE, CHILLY WILLEE MACHINE, STEVES FROZEN CHILLER MACHINE, ALL NOZZLES AND THE COFFEE MAKER MACHINES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAME. DEFROST ALL THE REACHIN FREEZERS HAS ICE BUILDUP ON THEM.

  • 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. CLEAN ALL THE FLOORS IN THE STORE AND STORE ROOMS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS HAS DUST BUILDUP ON THEM. LIFT STORE SHELVES AND CLEAN FLOOR UNDERNEATH THEM.

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REMOVE THE GRAFFITI FROM THE WALLS IN THE CUSTOMERS TOILET ROOM AND PAINT THEM.

  • 37

    TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS - Comments: Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS TO THE LIGHT BUIBS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS.

  • 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. CLEAN ALL THE VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES HAS DUST AND DIRT ON THEM.

  • 40

    REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE THERMOMETER TO THE WALKIN COOLER.

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