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Congress Pizza & Pasta

September 16, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

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: OVER 20 LIVE AND DYING COCKROACHES WERE FOUND IN CRACKS AND CREVICES BEHIND AND UNDER THE DISH WASHING AREA AND BASEBOARDS BEHIND THE REAR WORK TABLES. OVER 5 LIVE SMALL FLIES WERE FOUND IN THE SODA GUN HOLDER AND SINK IN THE BAR. CLEAN, RINSE AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP THE GAPS AND OPENINGS WHERE THE ROACHES ARE LIVING AND REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY. THE PREMISES WAS TREATED BY GREEN TARGET PEST CONTROL ON 9/14/2013.
code 18
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: THE KNIVES AND KNIFE HOLDERS ARE DIRTY; WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE KNIVES AND HOLDERS. THE BAR SODA GUN HOLDERS AND SINKS ARE WET AND DIRTY; WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THESE AREAS.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: THE DIRTY DISH TABLE HAS DIRTY SUPPORTS AND A ROTTEN WOOD BASE WERE ROACHES ARE HARBORING, REMOVE THE ROTTED WOOD AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE AREA. THE WALL ABOVE THE PIZZA CUTTING AREA HAS PEELING TAPE WHERE THE WALL PANELING MEETS, REMOVE THE TAPE AND RESEAL THE AREA SO IT IS SMOOTH AND SANITARY. THE FIRST FLOOR WALK IN COOLER HAS DIRTY RACKS INSIDE AND THE 2ND FLOOR WALK IN COOLER DOOR IS FILTY, WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE COOLER DOORS AND INTERIORS.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: THE REAR KITCHEN AND DISHROOM HAVE DEAD COCKROACHES ON THE FLOOR; WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE FLOORS FROM CORNER TO CORNER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: THE WALLS AND BASEBOARDS IN THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS ARE ROUGH, DAMAGED AND POORLY REPAIRED (BEHIND THE MIXERS, ALONG THE SOUTHEAST KITCHEN HALLWAY), SEAL THE WALLS AND BASEBOARDS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF POSSIBLE PEST HARBORAGE.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: THE KITCHEN LIGHT SHIELDS HAVE LOOSE DEBRIS INSIDE AND ARE BROWN, CLEAN THE SHIELDS.
code 36
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION TO WIPE THE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT REGULARLY.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 13, 2013: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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