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Benny's Pizza

October 24, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings4
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: 3-501.13 OBSERVED FACILITY NOT MEETING THAWING REQUIREMENTS. OBSERVED THAWING FROZEN CHICHEN IN COLD HOLD UNIT SITTING IN STAGNANT WATER. INFORMED FOOD HANDLER OF PROPER THAWING METHODS. MUST UTILIZE RUNNING WATER WITH ENOUGH VOLATILITY WHEN THAWING. MUST MEET PROPER THAWING REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-202.16 OBSERVED RUSTED AND DIRTY SHELVES IN THE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATOR NEXT TO THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.13 OBSERVED AT LEAT 3 LARGE CEILING TILES ABOVE BACK PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES. • 6-201.11 OBSERVED FLOORS UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT, GREASE, AND FOOD DEBRIS AND WALLS WITH FOOD DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ESPECIALLY AREAS WITH PEST ACTIVITY. MUST UPGRADE HOUSEKEEPING.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 4-202.18 NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS, AND EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS, AND PIPES/CONDUITS.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 17, 2024: 4 findings recurred. 3 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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