Jimmy's Pizza Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS ITEMS, SUCH AS PIZZA, WERE PREPARED FROM 9:30 AM TO 10:00 AM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AN EMPLOYEE HOLDING A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER IN REAR "COCA-COLA" COOLER CONTAINING CREAM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER.
  code 36
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON INTERIOR OF 2 DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED OPPOSITE EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK AND BROKEN BATTERY-OPERATED PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BOTH ITEMS AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING HOT WATER KNOB ON 1 OF 2 FAUCETS IN WASHBOWL SINK LOCATED IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 51
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 BURNT OUT LIGHTBULBS IN HOOD OVER COOK LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
  code 56
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SUMMARY POSTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION #2604736 DATED 10/16/2024. LEFT NEW SUMMARY AND INSTRUCTED TO POST FOR PUBLIC VIEW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 16, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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