Gio's

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD IN THE FRONT DISPLAY COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. ITEMS INCLUDED, SALAMI, HAM, PEPPERONI, CHICKEN, BOLOGNA, CHEESE AND PANCETTA. TEMPERATURE RANGED FROM 46.7F TO 76.4F AND ALL ITEMS WERE DISCARDED BY THE MANAGER. A COMBINED WEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 75LBS. VALUED AT $200. 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: OBSERVED THE FRONT DISPLAY COOLER NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE REQUIRED TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LOWER. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 53.6F. UNIT WAS TAGGED AND CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY A CDPH INSPECTOR. 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 THE DOOR ON THE FRONT DISPLAY COOLER IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO FIX OR REPLACE DAMAGED SLIDING DOORS. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER WITH GREASE, FOOD AND DIRT BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED PIC TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FRYER.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAKS AT THE BASE OF THE HOT/COLD WATER KNOBS ON THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ON THE 1ST FL DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED PIC TO FIX LEAKS AND MAINTAIN GOOD PLUMBING.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS, WALK IN COOLER/FREEZER, UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT WITH FOOD, DIRT AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED PIC TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 22, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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