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Italian Pizza Kitchen

June 9, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: REAR PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE. FOUND BLOCKED BY PREP TABLE. SINK ALSO WITHOUT COLD RUNNING WATER. MUST MAKE SINK EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER. MANAGEMENT REPAIRED DURING THE INSPECTION AND MOVED THE PREP TABLE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: THREE COMPARTMENT SINK NOT MAINTAINED. NO HOT WATER HANDLE ON SINK. MUST REPLACE MISSING HOT WATER HANDLE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 24
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 4-8-14 NOT CORRECTED. #34- FACILITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF RESEALING FLOOR IN PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE THE FLOOR IS COMPLETELY SEALED AND SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.#38-FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WITH NO STOPPERS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PURCHASE 3 STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN.#42-OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WORKING WITHOUT PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS. INFORMED STAFF THAT HAIR RESTRAINTS ARE TO BE WORN AT ALL TIMES WHEN HANDLING FOOD. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: FOOD ENCRUSTED TABLE TOP CAN OPENER. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DIRTY FLOORS WITH FOOD DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE REAR STORAGE AND PREP AREA. DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: COOKS LINE WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: NO IDPH FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON SITE OR PROOF OF TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 8, 2014: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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