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California Pizza Kitchen

April 25, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND 4 DIFFERENT COLD-HOLDING UNITS IN THE FRONT KITCHEN AREA UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR LOWER AT TIME OF INSPECTION AFTER A CIRCUIT WENT OUT EARLIER IN THE DAY; FACILITY FAILED TO RELOCATE POTENTIALLY HAZAROUDS FOOD ITEMS FROM THE REFRIGERATION UNITS CONNECTED TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER MENTIONED ABOVE TO OTHER REFRIGERATION UNITS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT 40F OR LESS. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 59.6F, 55.6F, 60F, AND 58.9F BY MY THERMOMETER AND ABOVE 60F BY THEIR INTERNAL THERMOMETER FOR ALL 4 REFRIGERATION UNITS. COOLER CONTAINED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (I.E. FISH, PORK, CHEESE, DRESSINGS ETC) THAT WERE DISCARDED (SEE VIOLATION#3). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE UNIT SERVICED SO THAT IT MAINTAINS THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE. UNIT WAS TAGGED AND CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH. ONCE FIXED PLEASE FAX A LETTER TO 312-746-4240 OR EMAIL US AT CDPHFOOD@CITYOFCHICAGO.ORG. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE 4 COLD-HOLDING REFRIGERATION UNITS THAT WENT DOWN AFTER THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BROKE AND WERE NOT RELOCATED TO FUNCTIONING REFRIGERATION UNITS: 3 CONTAINERS OF PIZZA SAUSAGE AT 52.6F, 3 CONTAINERS OF PEPPERONI AT 48.2F, 6 CONTAINERS OF CHICKEN BREAST AND SEASONED CHICKEN AT 48.8-55.9F, 3 CONTAINERS OF TORTILLA CHICKEN WRAPS AT 48.3F, 30 SMALL CONTAINERS OF SALAD DRESSINGS AND SALSA'S AT 48F-62F, 25 CONTAINERS OF SLICED PRODUCE AT THE PASTA CONDIMENT COOLER AT 51-63F, 3 CONATINERS OF FISH AT 54F, AND 8 LARGE CONTAINERS OF PASTA AT 55-63F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 100# OF FOOD WORTH $350. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 3Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED CLEAN: THE LID ON THE GREASE RECEPTACLE WAS HALFWAY COVERING THE CONTAINER AND GREASE WAS COVERING THE EXTERIOR SURFACE, THE GROUND UNDER THE RECEPTACLE, AND STREAMS OF GREASE RUNNING UNDER THE DUMPSTER. ALL 6 DUMPSTERS WERE OVERFLOWING AND THERE IS REFUSE DEBRIS COVERING THE FLOOR. MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE ENTIRE GARBAGE AREA, CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE GREASE RECEPTACLE, AND RE-APPLY THE LID TO THE GREASE RECEPTACLE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DEFROST WALK-IN FREEZER TO REMOVE ICE AND FROST BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN.
code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 22, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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