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Restaurant: Grand Food & Liquor Mart
Address: 200 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60654
Type: Grocery Store
Total inspections: 7
Last inspection: Apr 3, 2012

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All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Observed premises using plastic milk crates to elevate items off floor by mop sink. Must provide additional shelves in order to clean floor under and around all equipment.
All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. Observed accmilated food/dust build up inside coffee/soup cabinets. Must clean and maintain.
Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. Must provide and install self closing device for washroom door, door must completely close.

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily Observed accumilated food/dust build up inside coffee/soup cabinets. Must clean and maintain.
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Observed premises using plastic milk crates to elevate items off floor by mop sink. Must provide additional shelves in order to clean floor under and around all equipment.
Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated Must provide and install self closing device for washroom door, door must completely close.

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Upon license reinspection the following observed, corrected.

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. Wooden cabinet door broken under soup kettles. Must repair and maintain cabinet door.

All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES.
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED SANDWICH PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 54F. UNIT WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS DELI MEATS AND CHEESES. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED DELI MEATS (ROAST BEEF, HAM, TURKEY, CHICKEN BREAST) AT 48-50F, CHEESES AT 50F, SAUSAGE PATTIES AT 53F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 5# OF FOOD WORTH $40. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
Adequate and convenient hand washing facilities shall be provided for all employees. OBSERVED ALL 3 HANDSINKS IN THE PREP AREAS AND RESTROOM WITHOUT HAND SOAP. MANAGER PROVIDED HANDSOAP AT MY REQUEST. MANAGER INSTRUCTED THAT HAND SOAP AND HAND TOWELS MUST BE PROVIDED TO ALL HANDSINKS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
All food establishments shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure properly connected to the city water supply. OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER AVAILABLE AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. AFTER FILLING UP 2 OF THE 3 COMPARTMENTS OF THE SINK, THE HOT WATER TANK RAN OUT OF HOT WATER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ENOUGH HOT WATER MUST BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO WASH DISHES IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND USE THE HANDSINKS TO WASH HANDS WHEN NEEDED. A LARGER HOT WATER TANK IS RECOMMENDED. BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION HOT WATER TANK WAS RECOVERING AND HOT WATER TEMEPRATURE WAS INCREASING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
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 IS NOT RODENT PROOF. OBSERVED A 1/2' GAP BETWEEN THE CENTER OF THE 2 FRONT DOORS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF THE FRONT DOOR. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST FINISH INSTALLING BASEBOARD ALONG BOTTOM OF WALLS OF SANDWICH PREP AREA AND GROUT WALL IN BETWEEN THE WALL TILES.

WATER LEAK AT BASE OF HOT WATER FAUCET AT PREP AREA HANDSINK-MUST FIX. 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.
FLOORS AROUND CORNERS & ALONG WALLS OF WALK-IN COOLER MUST BE FREE OF DIRT/FOOD DERIS. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.
ALL SODA/MILK CRATES USED FOR DRY/COLD STORAGE RACKS THRU-OUT PREMISES, MUST BE REPLACED WITH REGULAR SHELVINGS, FOR EASY ACCESS TO CLEANING/PEST MONITORING. 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.

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