Connie's Pizza-Mccormick Place North

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• 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: FOUND 10 FRUIT FLIES AT REAR PREP AREA AROUND HAND WASH SINK AND GARBAGE BIN, 30 FRUIT FLIES AT WALLS, CABINETS INSIDE SODA FOUNTAIN UNITS AT DINING AREA. ALSO, NOTED 25 MOUSE DROPPINGS SCATTERED UNDER COLD HOLD UNITS AT SERVING LINE, UNUSED COLD HOLDING UNITS AT SECOND HALF OF SAME SERVING LINE, AND AROUND HOT HOLDING UNIT AT PIZZA PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND RECOMMEND PEST CONTROL TO SERVICE PREMISES. SERIOUS 7-38-020 ISSUED.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REMOVE POP CRATES BEING USED TO STORE ITEMS IN WALK-IN FREEZER AND WALK-IN COOLER-PROVIDE RACKS/SHELVES. PROVIDE PANEL FOR UNUSED ONE COMPARTMENT DISPOSAL SINK-REMOVE PLASTIC WRAP. PAINT RUSTY STORAGE RACKS NEXT TO HOT HOLDING UNIT IN PIZZA PREP AREA. REPLACE GARBAGE CONTAINERS IN POOR REPAIR AT PREP AREAS.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN AND SANITIZE SODA FOUNTAIN UNITS, PIZZA PAN RACKS, FAN GUARDS IN WALK-IN COOLER, WALL SECTIONS AT HAND WASH SINKS, THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AND PANEL NEXT TO TWO COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. REPAIR FLOOR SECTIONS IN POOR REPAIR AT PIZZA PREP AREA, DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER, AROUND COLD HOLDING UNITS AT SERVING LINES, DISH WASHING AREA, AND WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STANDING WATER SECTIONS BY SODA REFRIGERATION UNITS AND DRY STRORAGE ROOM NEXT TO WALK-IN FREEZER.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPING AND CONDUITS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, STORAGE ROOMS, AND FOOD SERVING LINE. CLEAN DUSTY VENT COVER AT LARGE PIZZA OVEN. EXPOSED INSULATION AT PIPING BY THREE COMPARTMENT SINK-INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAME.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAK AT PIPING UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AT WASH COMPARTMENT.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: REPAIR MALFUNCTIONING EXTERNAL THERMOMETERS AT REFRIGERATION UNITS.
  code 40

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