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SOUTH SHORE FOOD MARKET

7501 S JEFFERY BLVD, CHICAGO, IL 60649 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

SOUTH SHORE FOOD MARKET has been inspected 8 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since July 1, 2011. The most recent inspection, on September 13, 2016, found no infractions.

2 of 8 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: Handwashing and staff hygiene.

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.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on April 15, 2014. For example: HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

  • 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 17 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on August 13, 2014. For example: VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 5 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on July 16, 2014. For example: FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded once on December 28, 2012. For example: * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

  • Other findingsLower risk

    Findings that do not fit the categories above, such as follow-ups that confirm an earlier violation was corrected, or requirements specific to this type of facility.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 24, 2014. For example: PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090

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.

8 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Complaint Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDSINK IN REAR DISHWASHING/PREP AREA.
  3. Complaint Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 14. PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION CORRECTED, 7-42-090
      • THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS SERIOUS VIOLATION NOTED 7-16-14 FROM REPORT #1490645 NOT CORRECTED: -29- NO DRAIN BOARD ATTACHED TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ALL COOKING AND HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT USED FOR PREPARING AND SERVING ITALIAN BEEF SANDWICHES AND NACHOS WITH MEAT AND CHEESE HAVE BEEN TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. NO FOOD PREPARATION CAN TAKE PLACE UNTIL DRAIN BOARD IS ATTACHED TO 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND ALL TAGGED EQUIPMENT IS RELEASED BY CDPH. CRITICAL VIOLATION FOR NON COMPLIANCE 7-42-090.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH 3RD SECTION OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
  4. Short Form Complaint

    7 infractions

    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 4-15-14 ON REPORT# NOT CORRECTED: -34-FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR SECTIONS AND IN BASEMENT NEED CLEANING ALONG THE WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES STORED(DIRT, & DEBRIS). REPLACE ALL MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS ON ESTABLISHMENT.-38-INSTALL A METAL DRAINBOARD AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. -35-REPLACE ALL STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WALLS IN ALL REAR SECTIONS OF OPERATION(INCLUDING WASHROOM). -41- MASSIVE CLUTTER FOUND THROUGHOUT BASEMENT, MUST ELIMINATE ALL HARBORAGE AREAS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT BY REMOVING ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES. ALL ITEMS STORED IN THE BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALLS SO ALL AREAS ARE ACCESSIBILE FOR CLEANING, INSPECTING AND SERVICING BY PEST CONTROL. NON COMPLIANCE VIOLATION 7-42-090.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • SEE VIOLATION #29.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • SEE VIOLATION #29.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST REPAIR HUGE LEAK UNDERNEATH WASH BOWL IN WASHROOM, LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH 3RD SECTION OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • SEE VIOLATION #29.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • SEE VIOLATION #29.
  5. Complaint

    7 infractions

    • 12. HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
      • NO SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE AT EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER-MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: FAN GAURDS AND INTERIOR OF WALK-IN COOLER, DRAWERS IN DISCONNECTED REFRIGERATION UNIT BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER, STORAGE AND DISPLAY SHELVES WHERE NEEDED.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR SECTIONS AND IN BASEMENT NEED CLEANING ALONG THE WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ARTICLES STORED(DIRT, & DEBRIS). REPLACE ALL MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS ON ESTABLISHMENT.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • REPAIR LEAKY CEILING ON SALES FLOOR. REPLACE ALL STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WALLS IN ALL REAR SECTIONS OF OPERATION(INCLUDING WASHROOM).
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • REPLACE MISSING FAUCET AT MOP SINK. INSTALL A METAL DRAINBOARD AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MASSIVE CLUTTER FOUND THROUGHOUT BASEMENT, MUST ELIMINATE ALL HARBORAGE AREAS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT BY REMOVING ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES. ALL ITEMS STORED IN THE BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALLS SO ALL AREAS ARE ACCESSIBILE FOR CLEANING, INSPECTING AND SERVICING BY PEST CONTROL.
    • 70. NO SMOKING REGULATIONS
      • NO NO SMOKING SIGNS POSTED AT ENTRANCE TO BUSINESS. SMOKING VIOLATION 7-32-020(B).
  6. Complaint

    4 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED,(COOKED GROUND BEEF).SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • NO PAPER TOWEL DEVICE AT HAND SINK.MUST INSTALL.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • CLEAN DERIS FROM FLOORS IN REAR AND BASEMENT.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THRU-OUT BASEMENT STORAGE.MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES NOT USING AND PROPERLY ORGANIZE STORAGE OFF FLOORS.
  7. License Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  8. License

    5 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PROVIDE SHELVING FOR STORAGE ROOM IN REAR, AT LEAST 6" OFF THE FLOOR. PROVIDE TOWEL RACK FOR FRONT HAND SINK. REPAIR 7TH DOOR FROM LEFT ON COOLER IN REAR TO ENSURE COMPLETE CLOSURE.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. GAPS BETWEEN FLOORS AND WALLS IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND IN FRONT BEHIND REGISTER. SEAL ALL GAPS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPAIR DAMAGED WALL ON RIGHT SIDE OF TOILET IN WASHROOM.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • 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. PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS IN 5 AND 8 DOOR COOLERS IN REAR.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. PROVIDE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR MOP SINK IN REAR OR REMOVE THREADS TO PREVENT USE OF HOSE.

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