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Restaurant: Tierra Caliente Market # 2
Address: 2556 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Type: Grocery Store
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: Sep 28, 2012

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The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. FOUND SEVERAL WATER STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT MUST REPLACE.
Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. TOILET ROOM DOOR MUST BE SELF CLOSING.
Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REMOVE CLUTTERED CONDITIONS RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR EXIT DOOR DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND PERSONAL BELONGINGS MUST BE STORED IN A DESIGNATED AREA.
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. FOUND WATER LEAKING AT MIDDLE PIPE BENEATH 3 COMP SINK MEAT DEPT AREA.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FOUND DIRTY FLOORS BENEATH GROCERY SHELVINGS,CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL.

All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE REAR COOKING AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL UNUSED ITEMS FROM SAME AREA.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD CONTAINERS ON PREMISES(I.E. RED SALSA AND GREEN SALSA).
Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE UTENSILS BEHIND FRONT CUSTOMER TACO COUNTER.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE CRACKED FLOOR IN REAR WALK-IN COOLER AND FRONT TACO COUNTER AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND SHELVING, MEAT DISPLAY DELI CASE IN REAR, AND INTERIOR OF 2COMP SINK IN REAR COOKING AREA. MUST REPAINT ALL RUSTED COOLER SHELVING RACKS.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLASHES AND DEBRIS FROM WALLS AT FRONT TACO COUNTER AS WELL AS WALL AT REAR COOKING AREA UNDER HOOD.
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.MUST REPAIR LEAK UNDER EXPOSED HANDSINK AT MEAT DELI AREA.MUST CLEAN EXHAUST HOOD AT FRONT PREP AREA.

2 COMPARTMENT SINK BACKING UP WHEN TURNING ON EXPOSED HAND SINK IN REAR COOKING AREA, SINK NOT PROPERLY DRAINING, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-030
MUST INCREASE LIGHT WATTS IN REAR COOKING AREA AND WALK-IN COOLER
MUST REPLACE RAW WOOD SHELVING INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER, SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE
MUST PROVIDE THREE SINK STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT MEAT COUNTER AREA, PROVIDE A GREASE TRAP FOR THE SAME SINK, AND REPAIR SLOW DRAINING HAND SINK IN REAR COOKING AREA
MUST CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT PREMISES, ALSO INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER
MUST CLEAN VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN REAR COOKING AREA

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2 COMPARTMENT SINK NOW PROPERLY DRAINING, VIOLATION NOW CORRECTED AND ABATED
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