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MEDITERRANEAN FOOD MART, INC.

4362 N ELSTON AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60641 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

MEDITERRANEAN FOOD MART, INC. has been inspected 4 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since May 21, 2014. The most recent inspection, on November 4, 2016, found no infractions.

2 of 4 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on December 3, 2015. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 6 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on December 3, 2015. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

4 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    0 infractions

  3. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. LARGE CONTAINER OF READY TO EAT OLIVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER STORED UNDER UNCOVERED RAW LAMB CARCASES ON METAL RACK SHELVING. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED OLIVES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • ONE SIDE OF THE MEAT CUTTING BOARD IN POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP CUTS AND GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • WALL/FLOOR BASEBOARD COVING THROUGHOUT THE WASHROOM PEELING FROM THE WALL. MUST REPLACE.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • INTERIOR DRAIN OF THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN POOR REPAIR AND CORRODED. MUST CLEAN OR REPLACE.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS 6" OR ABOVE.
    • 43. FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
      • FOOD PREP WIPING CLOTHS MUST MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  4. License

    1 infraction

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE OR VACUUM BREAKER AT MOP SINK FAUCET.

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