Il Culaccino

April 17, 2024 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings2

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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 SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA; ACROSS FROM THE COOKING LINE AND ON THE SIDE OF THE GARNISH/EXPEDITOR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: UPON ARRIVAL, OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE, WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. INSTRUCTED A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WITH THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
    code 2Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO LOW-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINES NOT IN USE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. DISHWASHING MACHINES WERE OBSERVED BEHIND THE BARS IN THE RESTAURANT AND PATIO. STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. OBSERVED THE CHECK CHEMICALS LIGHT BLINKING ON BOTH UNITS. UNITS WERE TAGGED, PLEASE REVIEW COMMENTS FOR TAG REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL BOTH UNITS ARE PROPERLY SANITIZING AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, NO CITATION ISSUED
    code 16
  • thermometers missing
    Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLERS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 36
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE BINS STORED UNDER THE DRY ERASE BOARD IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL THE FOOD STORAGE BINS WITH THE FOOD ITEMS COMMON NAME AND MAINTAIN.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 55 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WERE OBSERVED WITH MICE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES: BEHIND THE TWO BULK DRY INGREDIENT CONTAINERS, METAL SHELVING UNIT WITH DRY SPICES STORED, SURROUNDING THE DOUBLE DECKER OVEN, INSIDE THE LOWER COMPARTMENTS UNDER THE HANDWASHING SINKS, INSIDE THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF THE ANETS DEEP FRYING UNIT, IN LOWER SHELF UNDER THE EXPEDITORS TABLE. DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED BEHIND THE BAR IN THE RESTAURANT ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE AREA ESPECIALLY NEAR THE FLOOR DRAIN, DISHWASHING MACHINE, WHERE THE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE IS STORED, AND UNDER THE UNUSED ICE BIN WHERE BOXES WERE OBSERVED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE MICE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED
    code 38
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED A WOODEN DISH STORAGE UNIT UNDER THE DRAINBOARD OF THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE AT THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR PAINT SURFACE WITH FOOD GRADE PAINT, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURFACE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED THE FLOORS SURROUNDING THE DEEP FREEZER WITH ICE CREAM AND UNDER THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS WITH SLIGHT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 14, 2023: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 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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