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Benny's Pizza

August 16, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: FOUND NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
Time As A Public Health Control; Procedures & Records

Inspector note: OBSERVED OPERATOR USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL FOR TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD GROUND PORK SAUSAGE PIZZA SITTING IN FOOD PREP AREA AT 75F. FOUND NO TIMES ON SAID FOOD ITEMS OR NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURES, SAID PROCEDURES SHALL BE PREPARED IN ADVANCE, MAINTAINED IN THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT UPON REQUEST THAT SPECIFY THE FOOD TEMPERATURE OF 41ºF OR LESS WHEN REMOVED FROM COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE CONTROL, OR 135ºF OR GREATER WHEN REMOVED FROM HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THE FOOD SHALL BE MARKED OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED TO INDICATE THE TIME THAT IS FOUR (4) HOURS PAST THE POINT IN TIME WHEN THE FOOD IS REMOVED FROM TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THE FOOD SHALL BE DISCARDED, WITHIN FOUR (4) HOURS FROM THE POINT IN TIME WHEN THE FOOD IS REMOVED FROM TEMPERATURE CONTROL; CONTAINERS OR PACKAGES, OR MARKED TO EXCEED A FOUR (4)-HOUR LIMIT SHALL BE DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD 5 LBS AT.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 24
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: FOUND A 1/4 INCH GAP UNDER THE REAR SCREEN DOOR. MUST PROVIDE CLOSED TIGHT FITTING DOOR AT ALL TIMES. • FOUND 2 ROACHES LOCATED ON HANDWASHING SINK NEXT TO FIRST FLOOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. NOTED 3 RATS DROPPING ON LOWER LEVEL STORAGE UNDER THE PREP TABLE NEXT TO THE PREP COOLER. NOTED 2 RAT DROPPINGS ON LOWER LEVEL STORAGE NEXT TO FRYER WHERE CARDBOARD PIZZA PLATTER IS STORED. FOUND 20 SMALL FLIES IN BASEMENT IN FRONT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ALSO NOTED APPROX 10 RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT FLOOR STORAGE AREA AGAINST WALL AND ON STORAGE SHELVES. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. MUST ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: FOUND FLOOR AND CEILING IN BASEMENT WHERE DRY STORAGE AND COOKING EQUIPMENT/ FOOD PREP TABLE STORED IS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST PROVIDE.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: FOUND FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
code 57
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: FOUND CONTINUED NON- COMPLIANCE FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2557204 CONDUCTED ON 06/13/2022. THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS WERE NOT CORRECTED: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYERS WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED FOOD, GREASE, AND DUST DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 6-201.11 OBSERVED FLOORS NEED TO BE REGROUTED IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 23, 2022: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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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