Leona's Pizzeria

July 8, 2019 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeComplaint
  • failed findings9
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: 6-301.11 OBSERVED NO CLEANSER AVAILABLE INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES TO ALLOW FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED CLEANSER IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING HANDLING AND SERVING TCS FOODS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
    code 2Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED FRYERS AND GRILL TOP WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    code 16
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT AND INSECT ACTIVITY; ABOUT 100 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED THRU OUT THE FOOD PREP AREA; ABOUT 40 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED UNDER THE BAR AREA, ABOUT 30 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED UNDER THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE AND UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR UNDER SHELVES AND AROUND SODA DISPENSING UNITS, ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED AROUND THE UTILITY SINK, OBSERVED ONE LIVE ROACH ON THE PIZZA PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREA. OBSERVED ABOUT 10 LIVE ANTS ON THE GROUND BY THE PIZZA PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
    code 38
  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: 3-304.12 OBSERVED A KNIFE STORED BETWEEN COLD HOLDING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL UTENSILS.
    code 43
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED CONDESERS AT ALL OF THE PREP UNITS WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT DEBRIS, INTERIOR OF THE STOVE WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE.
    code 51
  • Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
    Inspector note: 5-501.15 OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS ON THE LID OF THE OUTSIDE GREASE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(B).
    code 54
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED FLOORS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA AND THRU OUT THE DISH WASHING AREA MUST BE REGROUTED TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.13 OBSERVED THE FLOORS THRU OUT WITH ACCUMULATED DIRT GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALONG ALL WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER AND AROUND ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE AND DUST DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 31, 2019: 9 findings appeared for the first time.

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