Giordano's On Rush

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS COOKED DICED CHICKEN RANGING IN TEMPS FROM 53.4F TO 58.6F, GROUND PORK RANGING FROM 44.6 TO 48.9, SLICED SAUSAGE AT 48.9F AND ANCHOVIES AT 53.8F AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN COLD HOLD UNIT IN PIZZA STATION AREA. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 20LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $250.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: NOTED IMPROPER COLD-HOLD TEMPERATURE OF 53.6F IN COLD HOLDING UNIT IN PIZZA MAKING AREA. INFORMED ALL REFRIGERATOR UNITS SHALL MAINTAIN A PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. REFRIGERATOR UNIT MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (CDPH). PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 33
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
  code 47

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 27, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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