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Congress Pizza & Pasta

July 9, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings4
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND 20 POUNDS OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (SAUSAGE, MARINARA), VALUED AT $35, AT A TEMPERATURE OF 50.3F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE AND TO MAINTAIN. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
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: FOUND 20 FRUIT FLIES IN BAR AREA AND 4 ROACHES IN FACILITY (STAIRWAY AND MOP CLOSET). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PESTS AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LOWER COMPARTMENT OF FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE BUILDUP AND TO MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS IN KITCHEN AREA.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 25, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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