Amato's Pizzeria

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED (BLACK) SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION .MUST FAX LETTER TO THE CDPH 312-746-8040 FOR TAG REMOVAL OR E-MAIL REQUEST TO cdphfood@cityofchicago.org ATT:D.BHATTAL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 16
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY STORE,INVERT CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS STORED AT REAR SHELVING TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE.
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: (1)LARGE SHELF INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER WITH RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR USING A NON-TOXIC FINISH. PROVIDE SPLASHGUARD AT RIGHT SIDE OF KITCHEN EXPOSED HANDSINK.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: SHELVINGS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER,FAN COVERS ON INTERIORS OF KITCHEN COOLERS,HOOD/FILTERS ABOVE COOKINNG EQUIPMENTS ARE NOT CLEAN.INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ON FREQUENT BASIS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOOR IS DIRTY BENEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREAS.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING INSIDE THE 2 DOOR COOLER NEAR THE KITCHEN EXPOSED HANDSINK.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 8, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.