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Restaurant: Marathon
Address: 1200 W 111th St, Chicago, IL 60643
Type: Grocery Store / Gas Station
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: Oct 12, 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.PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING FOR STORAGE REMOVE SODA /MILK CREATES.
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.NEED TO INSTALL UTILITY MOP SINK WITH BACK FLOW DEVICE.
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.CONTINUE TO REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING IN REAR STORAGE AREA.

INADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES, PREMISES PREPARES AND SELLS NACHOS W/CHEESE & CHILI AT FRONT CASHIER COUNTER, NO EXPOSED HANDSINK IN AREA. PREMISES HAS ADDED PREP AREA WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM HEALTH DEPT. UNIT TAGGED AT THIS TIME AND INSTD NOT TO USE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
NUMEROUS LIVE AND DEAD FLIES NOTED (OVER 50) THRU-OUT IN VARIOUS AREAS OF PREMISES. 6 FLY STRIPS COVERED WITH DEAD FLIES IN VARIOUS AREAS OF PREMISES. ALSO NOTED MICE DROPPINGS (6) NOTED BEHIND ICE MACHINE. INSTD TO ELIMINATE FLIES AND DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. REMOVE FLY STRIPS, AND PROVIDE PROPER PEST CONTROL DEVICES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED, LIDS ON DUMPSTER IN POOR REPAIR, UNABLE TO CLOSE. EXCESSIVE WEEDS, DEBRIS ON SURROUNDING GROUND. INSTD TO CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS NOTED AND PROVIDE PROPER TIGHT FITTING LID ON DUMPSTER. CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (NACHOS W/CHEESE & CHILI), NOR CERTIFICATE POSTED. MUST PROVIDE SAME AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 2/7/12 (537886) NOT CORRECTED. 38- NEED TO INSTALL MOP SINK WITH BACK FLOW DEVICE. 41- REMOVE ITEMS NOT BEING USED IN REAR STORAGE AREAS. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.
EXTERIOR OF CHEESE AND CHILI MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE DEBRIS BUILD-UP, ALL STORAGE SHELVES, STORAGE CABINETS, COOLERS, ICE MACHINE, AND SINKS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
FLOOR THRU-OUT PREMISES UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLBASE NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
WALLS AND CEILINGS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN AND PAINT WHERE NEEDED.
3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING AND SINK SLOW DRAINING. REPAIR SAME.

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CORRECTED. ONLY SELLS PRE-PACKAGED GOODS.
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WALLS AND CEILINGS THRU-OUT NOT CLEAN. CLEAN AND PAINT WHERE NEEDED.
3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING AND SINK SLOW DRAINING. REPAIR SAME.
SEE VIOLATION 14 ABOVE.
PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION FROM 9/28/12 (1285596) NOT CORRECTED. 38-NEED TO INSTALL MOP SINK WITH BACK FLOW DEVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 CRITICAL. PLUMBER ON SITE IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING SINK.
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