Chicago Pita Kitchen

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings9
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 1/4" GAP ON SECOND FLOOR WINDOW. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
  code 38
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  code 39
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED DOOR ON 1-DOOR PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA. OBSERVED DAMAGED DOOR GASKETS ON 2-DOOR COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTIAN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILDUP ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP COOLERS, PREP TABLES, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET ON HAND WASHING SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CONDENSATION LINE DRAINING INTO FIRST COMPARTMENT OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE AND CONNECT CONDENSATION LINE TO FLOOR DRAIN.
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE BUILDUP ON FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, FRONT COUNTER AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INOPERABLE VENTILATION FAN IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2569838 ON 1-18-23:47-MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS, LOWER SHELVES OF PREP TABLE. 55-SMUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED, LOOSE & MISSING WALL BASES IN TOILET ROOM, PREP AREAS.DAMAGED WALL UNDER 3- COMPARTMENT SINK & DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090 CITATION
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 18, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 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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