Giordano's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN IN THE BAR AREA HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROPROATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE.
  code 10Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN PEPSI COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA: MILK AT 56.8F, HAM AT 57.8F, BOX OF CREAMERS AT 57.5F, AND TOMATO SOUP AT 57.7. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED ALL ITEMS AT THIS TIME. APPROX. 10 LBS WITH A $50 VALUE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS COLD FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES.
  code 22
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IN USE PEPSI COOLER WITH TCS FOOD ITEMS SUCH AS HAM AND MILK IN REAR PREP AREA UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 57.8F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION, CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-005.
  code 33
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN BETWEEN PIZZA PREP AREA AND BAR AREA TO BE SLOW DRAINING, BUT STILL FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE HAND SINK.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES EXPOSING THE JOISTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES ABOVE WALK IN COOLER IN REAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE CEILING TILES AND ENCLOSE AREA. • OBSERVED DAMAGED FRAMEWORK FOR THE DROPDOWN CEILING NEXT TO THE WALK IN COOLER ON LEFT SIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE CEILING FRAMEWORK AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 20, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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