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BEST SHOP MARKET

7340 S RACINE AVE · Chicago, IL 60636

Grocery Store

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Fail for BEST SHOP MARKET on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
Complaint
Recorded citations
7
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2145065

Location recorded for this inspection · BEST SHOP MARKET · 7340 S RACINE AVE

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

Recorded violations

  • 3

    POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: 3 CONTAINERS OF BEEF AT HOT HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 70F-80F. ALL PRODUCT DISPOSED OF AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 20LBS $ 100 VALUE. INSTD TO MAINTAIN PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 140F OR ABOVE . VIOLATION 7-38-005A CRITICAL.

  • 9

    WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE - Comments: NO HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT ANY SINKS. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AT ALL TIMES. VIOLATION 7-38-030 CRITICAL.

  • 11

    ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR WHERE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND MICROWAVE LOCATED. INSTD TO PROVIDE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN SAME AREA WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. VIOLATION 7-38-030 CRITICAL.

  • 21

    * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS (BEEF, CHEESE). VIOLATION 7-38-012A SERIOUS.

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: CHIP DISPLAY UNITS NOT CLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  • 40

    REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR FOOD HANDLERS.

  • 41

    PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED - Comments: CLUTTER THROUGH OUT. STOCK ON FLOOR AND AGAINST WALL IN REAR BY UTILITY SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE ANY UNCECESSARY ARTICLES AND ORGANIZE AREA. ELEVATE ALL STOCK 6 INCHES AND AWAY FROM WALL.

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Inspection history

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

LicensePass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
5
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
1978815

Location recorded for this inspection · BEST SHOP MARKET · 7340 S RACINE AVE

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

Recorded violations

  • 32

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST PAINT OR SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER, REAR AREA AND WASHROOM.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE WASHROOM AROUND THE FLOOR DRAIN AND UNDER THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE STORE DISPLAY AREA. MUST FINISH THE FLOORING BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER WHERE MISSING.

  • 35

    WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: SEAL THE WALL OPENINGS AND CRACKS IN THE WALL NEAR THE HOT WATER HEATER.

  • 36

    LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE STORE AREA. REPLACE NON-WORKING FLUORESCENT LIGHTING.

  • 40

    REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: NO THERMOMETER PROVIDED INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR. MUST PROVIDE.

LicenseNot Ready
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Not Ready
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
1970700

Location recorded for this inspection · BEST SHOP MARKET · 7340 S RACINE AVE

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

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

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How results compare in ZIP 60636

121 of 154 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.

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Official source and data freshness

Chicago Department of Public Health via the City of Chicago Data Portal. Reference license 2493323.

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