California Pizza Kitchen

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities.FOUND 1 FOOD PREP COOLER IN KITCHEN NOT MAINTAINING PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AMBIENT AIR MEASURED 59.9F,SAID COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION.MUST REPAIR,NOTIFY THE CDPH VIA E-MAIL DELGADO_ALEJANDRO@CDPH.ORG 312-296-1223 FOR TAG REMOVAL.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less.ASSORTED FOODS THAT IS RAW CHICKEN,TUNA,SHRIMP,EGG ROLLS ETC. INTERNAL TEMPERATURES MEASURED (50.8F-58.8F)TOTAL#S 20#,TOTAL DOLLAR VALUE$250.ALL SAID FOODS WERE DISCARDED,DENATURED AT THIS TIME.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers.FOUND NO LABELS ON BULK FOOD CONTAINERS TO IDENTIFY FOOD PRODUCTS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.FOUND SOME WORNED OUT CUTTING BOARDS IN FOOD PREP AREAS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.FOUND SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER IS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.FOUND SOME FLOOR DRAINS IN DISHROOM IN NEED OF CLEANING,FLOOR IN UTILITY CLOSET IS DIRTY.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.FOUND SOME VENTILATION COVERS IN FOOD PREP AREAS DUSTY,MUST REPAIR HOSE INSIDE WALK-IN-COOLER SUCH THAT IT DRAINS DIRECTLY INTO A FLOOR DRAIN.
  code 38

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