Bacci Cafe And Pizzeria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS (GRILLED CHICKEN, MILK ETC.) WITHOUT ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER AND CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED AND CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST ALSO BE ON SITE DURING TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED MULTIPLE CONTAINERS OF FOOD WITHOUT LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEMS NOT INSIDE ORIGINAL CONTAINER (FLOUR, SUGAR, CORNMEAL, ETC.).
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 LIVE ROACHES LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN FRONT PREP AREA IN CORNER BEHIND PREP COOLER, ADJACENT, AND ON WALL NEAR BASEMENT DOOR. ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE ANTS ON FLOOR BY PIZZA OVEN AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 LIVE SMALL FLIES TRHOUGHOUT BASEMENT AND IN STAIRWELL LEADING TO BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CONSULT PEST CONTROL TO MINIMIZE PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-501.12 OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-501.11 OBSERVED EXPOSED FOAM-LIKE CAULK ON THE WALLS THROUGHOUT PREMISES IN MAIN PREP AREA AND BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE AREA TO ENSURE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE AND BASEMENT AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS, AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 20, 2025: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred.

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