Bella Notte

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT ADEQUATELY SANITIZING GLASSWARE IN BAR, CHEMICAL PPM 0. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR. DISH MACHINE IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPLACE DAMAGED GASKETS ON PREP COOLER DOORS IN PREP AREA. MAINTAIN GASKETS ON FREEZER DOOR IN BAR. INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED SINK AND DRAINBOARD IN BAR. DEFROST INTERIOR OF WALK-IN FREEZER. PROVIDE COVER FOR ICE BIN IN BAR AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, STEAM TABLES, AND PREP COOLERS IN PREP AREAS, SINKS IN WALK-IN COOLER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: GROUT LOOSE FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA UNDER COOKLINE. CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, BAR, WALK-IN COOLERS, AND BASEMENT AREAS. REMOVE EXCESS WATER OFF FLOOR NEAR ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT.
  code 34
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: REPLACE MISSING LIGHT BULBS IN VENTILATION HOOD. REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER. SECURE LOOSE LIGHT SHIELD IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL PREP COOLERS.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER, FREEZER, STORAGE, AND PREP AREAS. STORE ALL MOP HEADS UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
  code 41
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 25, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 6 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

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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