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Restaurant: Michaels Fresh Market
Address: 1300 E 47th St, Chicago, IL 60653
Type: Grocery Store
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: Nov 9, 2011

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REPLACE FAUCET IN THE RESTAURANT AT THE 3 COMP SINK. FAUCET MUST REACH OVER ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS.
MAKE EXIT DOORS RODENT PROOF PREVENTING RODENT/INSECT ENTRANCE. REAR EXIT DOOR HAS A 1/4 INCH OPENING ALONG BOTTOM OF DOOR AND NORTH DOUBLE DOORS HAVE A 1/4 INCH GAP ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF DOOR. REPAIR SAME.
SEAL ALL OPENING AROUND ELECTRICAL OUTLETS. MAKE WALLS TIGHT FITTING.
REPAIR URINAL ON 2ND FLOOR WASHROOM
REMOVE ALL CONSTRUCTION CLUTTER.
PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVERS ON FLOOR.

REMOVE ALL CONSTRUCTION CLUTTER VIOLATION CORRECTED.
MAKE EXIT DOORS RODENT PROOF PREVENTING RODENT/INSECT ENTRANCE. REAR EXIT DOOR HAS A 1/4 INCH OPENING ALONG BOTTOM OF DOOR AND NORTH DOUBLE DOORS HAVE A 1/4 INCH GAP ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF DOOR. REPAIR SAME. VIOLATION ABATED
PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVERS ON FLOOR VIOLATION ABATED
SEAL ALL OPENING AROUND ELECTRICAL OUTLETS. MAKE WALLS TIGHT FITTING VIOLATION ABATED.
REPAIR URINAL ON 2ND FLOOR WASHROOM VIOLATION ABATED.
REPLACE FAUCET IN THE RESTAURANT AT THE 3 COMP SINK. FAUCET MUST REACH OVER ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS. VIOLATION ABATED.

FOUND EVIDENCE OF MICE ON SITE AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN REAR NEAR DOCK DOORS AND ALONG METAL BEAM RESTING ALONG WALL. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. ALSO, FOUND BOTTOM OF REAR DOCK DOORS AND SIDE DOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA WORN AND NOT INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. MUST REPAIR DOORS AND MAKE COMPLETELY INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL PREP AREAS AND REMOVE DIRT AND BLACK GRIME ALONG WALLS AND UNDER EQUIPMENT. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS AND IN ALL STORAGE AREAS. ALSO REMOVE STANDING WATER FROM FLOORS IN BAKERY AROUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN ALL WASHROOMS. MUST ALSO REPLACE COVING ALONG WALLS IN HALLWAY LEADING TO CUSTOMER WASHROOMS WHERE MISSING. MUST SEAL OPENINGS IN WALLS AROUND ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN REAR WASHROOMS AND IN MOP SINK CLOSET. SEAL HOLES IN CONCRETE ALONG WALL BASES IN REAR DOCK AREA WHERE NEEDED TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.
MUST REPAIR BROKEN URINAL IN MENS WASHROOM ON 2ND FLOOR. MUST INCREASE WATER PRESSURE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DELI PREP AREA. MUST RESTORE COLD WATER PRESSURE AT 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAKERY AREA AND PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVER WHERE MISSING.
MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SHELVING RACKS IN STORAGE ROOM DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO BAKERY AND STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHEILD COVER ABOVE RESTAURANT PREP AREA.
FOUND HAND WASHING FACILITIES FOR EMPLOYEES NOT PROPERLY ACCESSIBLE OR MAINTAINED. OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND BOWL IN PREPARED FOODS PREP AREA OBSTRUCTED BY LARGE CONTAINER OF COOKING OIL,A STORAGE CRATE AND OTHER ITEMS. ALSO OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND BOWL IN RESTAURANT PREP AREA OBSTRUCTED WITH DISHES. OBSTRUCTING HAND WASHING FACILITIES PREVENTS PROPER HAND WASHING AND IS PROHIBITED. MUST MAKE HAND WASHING FACILITIES ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. ALSO FOUND EXPOSED HAND BOWL IN FRESH MEAT PREP AREA WITH WATER TURNED OFF UNDER SINK DUE TO HEAVY LEAKING THAT OCCURS WHEN WATER SOURCE IS TURNED ON. MUST REPAIR SINK AND PROPERLY MAINTAIN TO ALLOW FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SHELVING RACKS IN STORAGE ROOM DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO BAKERY AND STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
PREVIOUS VIOLATION # 18 HAS BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL PREP AREAS AND REMOVE DIRT AND BLACK GRIME ALONG WALLS AND UNDER EQUIPMENT. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS AND IN ALL STORAGE AREAS. ALSO REMOVE STANDING WATER FROM FLOORS IN BAKERY AROUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN ALL WASHROOMS. MUST ALSO REPLACE COVING ALONG WALLS IN HALLWAY LEADING TO CUSTOMER WASHROOMS WHERE MISSING. MUST SEAL OPENINGS IN WALLS AROUND ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN REAR WASHROOMS AND IN MOP SINK CLOSET. SEAL HOLES IN CONCRETE ALONG WALL BASES IN REAR DOCK AREA WHERE NEEDED TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY.
MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHEILD COVER ABOVE RESTAURANT PREP AREA.
MUST REPAIR BROKEN URINAL IN MENS WASHROOM ON 2ND FLOOR. MUST INCREASE WATER PRESSURE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DELI PREP AREA. MUST RESTORE COLD WATER PRESSURE AT 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAKERY AREA AND PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVER WHERE MISSING.

FOUND REAR EXIT SIDE DOOR NEXT TO INDOOR GARBAGE COMPACTOR WITH 1/4TH INCH GAP UNDER BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF SAID DOOR. ALSO, FRONT EXIT DOOR WITH 1/4TH INCH GAP AT BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF SAID DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE TIGHT FITTING SO AS NO DAYLIGHT CAN BE SEEN AND RODENT PROOF SAME TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. FOUND 60 MOUSE DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: REAR WAREHOUSE AREA UNDER, AROUND PALLETS, BEHIND GARBAGE COMPACTOR, SCATTERED ALONG WALL BASE AT SAID AREA, BETWEEN TOILET ROOMS IN WAREHOUSE AREA, LOCKER ROOM, DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER ALONG WALL BASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMEND PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE PREMISES. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION ON 12/06/2010: #34 MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN ALL PREP AREAS AND REMOVE DIRT AND BLACK GRIME ALONG WALLS AND UNDER EQUIPMENT. ALSO, DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZERS AND IN ALL STORAGE AREAS, #35 MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN ALL WASHROOMS, MUST ALSO REPAIR COVING ALONG WALLS IN HALLWAY LEADING TO CUSTOMER WASHROOMS WHERE MISSING. MUST SEAL OPENINGS IN WALLS AROUND ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES IN REAR WASHROOMS AND IN MOP SINK CLOSET. SEAL HOLES IN CONCRETE ALONG WALL BASES IN REAR DOCK AREA WHERE NEEDED TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY, #38 MUST INCREASE WATER PRESSURE AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DELI PREP AREA, MUST RESTORE COLD WATER PRESSURE AT 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAKERY AREA AND PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVERS WHERE MISSING, #41 MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SHELVING RACKS IN STORAGE ROOM DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO BAKERY AND STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. SERIOUS 7-42-090 ISSUED.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. LABEL READY TO EAT, PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN WALK-IN COOLER AT REAR DELI PREP AREA.
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. INVERT MULTI-USE PLATES, CONTAIINERS, UTENSILS AT TAQUERIA.
FOUNF TWO COMPARTMENT SINKS IN SEAFOOD PREP AREA AND MEAT PREP AREA LOOSE. INSTRUCTED TO REATTACH TO WALL. RESURFACE AND REPLACE CUTTING BOARD AT SEAFOOD PREP AREA. REMOVE CARDBOARD AND ALUMINUM FOIL LINING ON PREP RACKS IN KITCHEN.
FOUND FIVE EXPOSED HAND WASH SINKS IN BAKERY, DELI, AND MEAT PREP AREAS WITH NO PAPER TOWELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT SAID SINKS AT ALL TIMES TO PROPERLY DRY HANDS PER CITY CODE. MANAGER PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS AT SAID SINKS. FOUND FLOOR DRAINS IN MEN AND WOMENS TOILET ROOMS AT REAR WAREHOUSE AREA. FOUND WASTE WATER COMING OUT OF FLOOR DRAINS IN SAID TOILET ROOMS WHEN TOILET FLUSHED. WATER SEEPING THROUGH TOILET ROOM DOOR AND ENTERING WAREHOUSE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DRAINS, MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES, AND USE TOILET ROOMS BY CUSTOMER SERVICE AREA. SERIOUS 7-38-030 ISSUED. CRITICAL 7-38-030 ISSUED.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOORS BY COMPACTOR AREA.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. PROVIDE CEILING PANELS FOR CEILING SECTIONS IN MOP SINK ROOM AT REAR. CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD IN KITCHEN AND CLEAN FAN COVERS TROUGHOUT PREP AREAS AND WALK-IN COOLERS.
PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT STAFF TOILET ROOM.
REVERSE COLD AND HOT WATER HANDLES TO CORRESPOND WITH HOT AND COLD WATER AT HAND WASH SINK NEXT TO BAKERY AND SEAFOOD HAND WASH SINK. REPAIR STRIPPED COLD WATER HANDLE AT KITCHEN. REPAIR LEAKS UNDER TWO COMPARTMENT SINK.
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 UNUSED ITEMS, EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE CHEMICALS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM FOOD CONTACT SURFACES.
Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination.
REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AT VENTILATION HOOD IN KITCHEN AND IN WALK-IN COOLER.

All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. LABEL READY TO EAT, PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN WALK-IN COOLER AT REAR DELI PREP AREA.
FOUND TWO COMPARTMENT SINKS IN SEAFOOD PREP AREA AND MEAT PREP AREA LOOSE. INSTRUCTED TO REATTACH TO WALL. RESURFACE AND REPLACE CUTTING BOARD AT SEAFOOD PREP AREA.
PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT STAFF TOILET ROOM.
REVERSE COLD AND HOT WATER HANDLES TO CORRESPOND WITH HOT AND COLD WATER AT HAND WASH SINK AT SEAFOOD PREP AREA.

VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME. MCCLOUD PEST SOLUTIONS SERVICED PREMISES ON 03/19/11.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. LABEL READY TO EAT, PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN WALK-IN COOLER AT REAR DELI PREP AREA.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
FOUND TWO COMPARTMENT SINKS IN SEAFOOD PREP AREA AND MEAT PREP AREA LOOSE. INSTRUCTED TO REATTACH TO WALL. RESURFACE AND REPLACE CUTTING BOARD AT SEAFOOD PREP AREA.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT STAFF TOILET ROOM.
REVERSE COLD AND HOT WATER HANDLES TO CORRESPOND WITH HOT AND COLD WATER AT HAND WASH SINK AT SEAFOOD PREP AREA.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.

All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. LABEL READY TO EAT, PREPARED FOOD ITEMS IN WALK-IN COOLER AT REAR DELI PREP AREA.
PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT STAFF TOILET ROOM.
DEFROST UPRIGHT FREEZER UNITS AT FOOD AISLES TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP AT VENTS. REMOVE CARDBOARD AT MILK DISPLAY COOLER.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOOR DRAIN WITH STANDING WATER AT REAR DELI AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVER. INSTRUCTED TO ROUTE PIPING AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK AT REAR DELI AREA TO DRAIN INTO FLOOR DRAIN.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.
VIOLATION ABATED AT THIS TIME.

FOUND FRUIT FLY ACTIVITY AT PRODUCE PREPARATION AREAS. OBSERVED ABOUT 30 FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS. SERIOUS VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED.
FOUND FLOORS/FLOOR DRAINS NOT CLEAN THROUGHOUT PREPARATION AREAS.
FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY. (MUST STORE INVERTED)
FOUND SHELVING UNITS NOT WIPED DOWN/ORGANIZED THROUGHOUT PREPARATION AREAS.

CORRECTED.
CORRECTED.
CORRECTED.
CORRECTED.

FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT.
FOUND SOME SPILLAGE ON FLOORS AT MEAT PREPAATION AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEEMNT TO WASH AND SANITIZE FLOORS.

CORRECTED.
CORRECTED.
FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN UNDER SEAFOOD DISPLAY COOLER AND UNDER AISLES OF STORE. (MUST SWEEP AND MOP)

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