Congress Pizza & Pasta

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings9
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Previous Serious Violation Corrected, 7-42-090critical
  Inspector note: CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE ON PREVIOUS ORDERS ISSUED, 8/1/2012 FOR VIOLATION #18, OBSERVED ABOUT 50 MICE DROPPINGS ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION, IN OFFICE ARE, KITCHEN AND STORAGE AREAS, OBSERVED 10 RAT DROPPING IN DINING AREA, AND 1 ROACH IN KITCHEN, ALSO REAR EXIT DOOR TO ALLEY NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX. 1/4 GAP OPENING AT BOTTOM OF DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AREAS, AND SEAL ALL OUTER OPENING, TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY, REPORT #1234409, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED: 7-42-090
  code 14Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: VIOLATION UPGRADED TO VIOLATION NUMBER 14, SEE ABOVE VIOLATION
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: VIOLATION STILL PENDING
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: VIOLATION STILL PENDING
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: VIOLATION STILL PENDING
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: VIOLATION STILL PENDING
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: VIOLATION STILL PENDING
  code 36
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
  Inspector note: VIOLATION STILL PENDING
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: VIOLATION STILL PENDING
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 1, 2012: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 8 findings recurred.

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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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