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Ave Pasta

March 21, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND COLD-HOLDING UNIT IN THE PREP AREA UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER AT TIME OF INSPECTION. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 54.8F BY MY THERMOMETER AND THEIR INTERNAL THERMOMETER WAS MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED SO THAT IT MAINTAINS THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE. UNIT WAS TAGGED AND CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH. ONCE FIXED PLEASE FAX A LETTER TO 312-746-4240 OR EMAIL US AT CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOODS INSIDE THE COLD-HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: SLICED TURKEY BREAST AT 57.7F, SLICED HAM AT 55.7F, CHICKEN AND CILANTRO AT 50.1F, SLICED TOMATO AT 54.6F, BACON AT 53.7, AND SLICED CHEESES AT 54.F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 30# OF FOOD WORTH $100. CRTICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE DUST BUILDUP FROM THE FAN VENT COVER IN THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER IN REAR AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE REAR PREP TABLE, AROUND THE GREASE TRAP NEAR THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, AND IN THE EMPLOYEE/CUSTOMER BATHROOM TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS, BOXES, CLUTTER, ETC.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE THE MISSING LIGHT BULB IN THE 2-DOOR PREP REFRIGERATOR AND MAINTAIN TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 30, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

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