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Y & H FOOD MARKET,LTD.

9307 S HALSTED ST, CHICAGO, IL 60620 · Grocery Store

Inspection summary

Y & H FOOD MARKET,LTD. has been inspected 3 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since July 11, 2024. The most recent inspection, on July 18, 2024, recorded 3 infractions.

1 of 3 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: Cleaning and sanitizing, Handwashing and staff hygiene and Pests.

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.

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 18, 2024. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • 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 2 times on July 15, 2024. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded once on July 15, 2024. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • 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 July 15, 2024. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • 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 2 separate inspections, most recently on July 18, 2024. For example: PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

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.

3 inspections

  1. License Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • 4-101.19 : MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR STORAGE THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • 4-601.11(C) : MUST DEFROST ICE BUILD UP FROM ALL FREEZERS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM ALL DISPLAY SHELVES AND RACKS, REACH IN COOLERS .
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • : 6-201.13 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED ,BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
  2. License

    13 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • MUST PLACE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER OVER HAND SINK AND REMOVE FROM OVER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN AT HAND SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 40 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR IN BETWEEN ARTICLES NEXT TO SHELVING UNITS AND UNUSED SAFE,ON SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS,NEXT TO ICE FREEZER ON SALES FLOOR.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 7/15/24.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A)
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT MOP SINK NEXT TO HAND SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA.
    • 45. SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
      • MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON MILK COOLER AND BROKEN DOOR HANDLE ON REACH IN FREEZER.MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM SHELVING UNITS AT SERVICE COUNTER.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR STORAGE THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • MUST DEFROST ICE BUILD UP FROM ALL FREEZERS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM ALL DISPLAY SHELVES AND RACKS, REACH IN COOLERS .
    • 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
      • MUST PROVIDE A DIVERTER AT DRAIN OF 3- COMPARTMENT SINK TO GREASE TRAP TO KEEP FROM SPLASHING WATER ALL OVER THE FLOOR.
    • 54. GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED NO CONTRACT FOR OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B)
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED ,BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES FROM UNUSED WALK IN COOLER, BEHIND COOLER AND GAMBLING MACHINES ALONG FRONT WINDOW AND IN BETWEEN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
    • 62. COMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE
      • MUST PROVIDE A NO SMOKING SIGNS ON PREMISES.
  3. License

    0 infractions

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