Pete's Market, 5724 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60629 - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Restaurant: Pete's Market
Address: 5724 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60629
Type: Grocery Store
Total inspections: 9
Last inspection: Jan 11, 2013
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50

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Inspection findings

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  • FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVERING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
Apr 19, 2010 100
  • FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVERING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
  • FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
Nov 18, 2010 100
  • FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVERING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
  • FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
  • FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
  • LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
  • NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
  • REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
  • SOURCE OF CROSS CONTAMINATION CONTROLLED I.E. CUTTING BOARDS, FOOD HANDLERS, UTENSILS, ETC
  • TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
  • VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
  • WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
Jan 20, 2011 50
  • FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVERING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
  • FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
  • FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
  • LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
  • TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
  • VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
  • WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
Apr 6, 2011 100
  • FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
  • PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
  • VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
  • WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
Dec 13, 2011 100
  • FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVERING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
  • FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
  • LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
  • VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
May 24, 2012 100
  • FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVERING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
  • FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
  • LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
  • VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
Jul 11, 2012 100
  • FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVERING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
  • VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
  • WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
Oct 9, 2012 100
  • ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
  • CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
  • FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVERING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
  • FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
  • FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
  • SEWAGE AND WASTE WATER DISPOSAL, NO BACK SIPHONAGE, CROSS CONNECTION AND/OR BACK FLOW
  • WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
Jan 11, 2013 50

Violation descriptions and comments

Apr 19, 2010

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOORS IN THE BACK STORE ROOM UNDER THE PALLETS NOT CLEAN, AND IN SOME OF THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.

Nov 18, 2010

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. SOME OF THE AIR CURTAINS IN POOR REPAIR AND SOME NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE THE BROKEN AIR CURTAINS AND CLEAN ALL AIR CURTAINS THROUGH OUT.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. THE FLOORS NOT CLEAN IN THE BACK STORE ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAME.

Jan 20, 2011

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. FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED. DOOR HAS A LARGE OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDING DOORS. GAP IS 1/4 IN. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED OUTER OPENING NOT PROTECTED.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: PRODUCE, DELI AND MEAT DEPARTMENT. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage. THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD-UP: STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR DELI AREA WHERE PREPARED FOODS ARE STORED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOOR DRAINS IN MEAT DEPARTMENT AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DEBRIS. ALL DRAINS MUST BE CLEAR TO ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAINT.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. WALLS AND CEILING IN MEAT CUTTING ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities. LIGHT SHEILDS MISSING IN MEAT COOLER AND SHEILDS IN POOR REPAIR IN COOLER. SHEILDS MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT STORE WITH TUBES AND END CAPS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters. Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. CUSTOMER WASHROOMS IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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. LEAK IN PRODUCE SALES AREA IN NEED OF REPAIR. LEAK UNDER DISPLAY CASES. MUST CORRECT.
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. THERMOMETERS NEEDED IN DELI MEAT STORAGE AREA. MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
All food shall be protected from contamination and the elements, and so shall all food equipment, containers, utensils, food contact surfaces and devices, and vehicles. FOUND PORK SMOKED COOKED MEAT ON MEAT CUTTING TABLE WITH RAW MEAT BLOOD. CROSS CONTAMINATION OF SMOKED PORK MEAT THAT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CUT FOR SALE. ALL MEAT WAS DICARDED AND DENATURED. TOTAL VALUE $518.00 200 LBS. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A) CITATION ISSUED.

Apr 6, 2011

CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: PRODUCE, DELI AND MEAT DEPARTMENT. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
THE FOLLOWING IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD-UP: STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR DELI AREA WHERE PREPARED FOODS ARE STORED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FLOOR DRAINS IN MEAT DEPARTMENT AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DEBRIS. ALL DRAINS MUST BE CLEAR TO ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAINT.
WALLS AND CEILING IN MEAT CUTTING ROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DUST BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
LIGHT SHEILDS MISSING IN MEAT COOLER AND SHEILDS IN POOR REPAIR IN COOLER. SHEILDS MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT STORE WITH TUBES AND END CAPS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
CUSTOMER WASHROOMS IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
LEAK IN PRODUCE SALES AREA IN NEED OF REPAIR. LEAK UNDER DISPLAY CASES. MUST CORRECT.

Dec 13, 2011

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CUTTING BOARDS IN PRODUCE DEPARTMENT IN NEED OF REPLACING. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. Use dustless cleaning methods. CEILING IN DAIRY AND PREPARED FOODS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. 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. AIR VENTS IN ALL COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
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. Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA IN NEED OF REMOVAL. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

May 24, 2012

FLOOR IN CARDBOARD AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
LEAK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF REPAIRING. FAUCET MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
LIGHTS IN NEED OF SHEILDING THROUGH OUT ALL PREP AREAS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
CLEAN INTERIOR OF HOT CASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Jul 11, 2012

CLEAN INTERIOR OF HOT CASE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FLOOR IN CARDBOARD AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
LIGHT SHEILDS MISSING IN MEAT COOLER AND SHEILDS IN POOR REPAIR IN COOLER. SHEILDS MUST BE PROPERLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT STORE WITH TUBES AND END CAPS. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
LEAK AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF REPAIRING. FAUCET MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Oct 9, 2012

WALLS AND CEILING IN REAR DELI AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
FLOORS MUST BE KEPT DRY AND FREE FROM STANDING WATER. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
LEAK AT 3 COMPARTMENT PRODUCE SINK, LEAK AT PREPARED FOOD HANDS SINK IN NEED OF REPAIR. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

Jan 11, 2013

OBSERVED WASTE WATER WITH FOOD DEBRIS, GREASY APPEAREANCE, AND FOUL ODOR BACKING UP FROM CATCH BASINS OF BOTH REAR MEAT AND DELI 3-COMPARTMENT SINKS ONTO FLOOR. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL. LICENSED PLUMBERS ARRIVED ON SITE TO CORRECT VIOLATION DURING INSPECTION.
EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM HANDSINK IN REAR IN POOR REPAIR, UNABLE TO DRAIN , WATER STANDING IN BASIN AND WITHOUT HOT WATER. INSTD TO MAINTAIN SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL. LICENSED PLUMBERS ARRIVED ON SITE TO REPAIR SAME.
CLEAN-MULTI USED UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED IN REAR PREPARED MEALS PREP AREA. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY OFF FLOOR AND PROTECTED.
ROLLING CARTS IN MEAT PREP AREA WITH RUST. PRODUCE CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO CORRECT SAME. IMPROPER LIDS FOR TRASH BINS IN DELI AREA. PROVIDE PROPER LIDS.
FLOOR OF MEAT PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR, NOTED RAW ROTTING WOOD SURFACE AT DOORWAY OF PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME. MEAT WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE BLOOD SPILLS. INSTD TO KEEP CLEAN AND DRY.
WIPING CLOTH IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.
CLEAN FAN COVERS AND ATTACHED HARDWARE IN PRODUCE WALK-IN COOLERS.

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