Little Caesar's Pizza

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED 2 ROLLING CARTS OF SAUSAGE AND PEPPERONI PIZZA AT IMPROPER HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 64.5F-66.7F. INSTD TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES AT 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUSED 7-38-005A CRITICAL. APPROX 50LBS $200 VALUE. ALL PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME.
  code 3Priority
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OVER 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES NOTED THR0UGH OUT ON WALLS AND FLYING ON SITE IN REAR. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. INSTD TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
  code 18
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (PIZZA). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: CHEMICAL DISPENSING HOSES/LINE IMPROPERLY DESIGNED, SITTING IN BASINS OF SINK. INSTD TO PROPERLY DESIGN SAME SO AS NOT TO EXTEND COMPLETELY IN BASIN OF SINK. REMOVE RUST FROM CEILING OF WALK IN COOLER BY FAN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGH OUT NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAI. PROVIDE PROPER DRAIN COVERS FOR ALL DRAINS. WORN GROUT LINES BY 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO RE GROUT SAME.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: EXCESSIVE DUST NOTED ON CEILING OF WALK-IN COOLER BY FANS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 11, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 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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