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Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

December 28, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE BUILD UP ON THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE ICE INSIDE THE UNIT, AND THE ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST REMOVE BUILD-UP, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE. ADVISED NOT TO USE THE ICE IN THE ICE MACHINE UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 15 RATS DROPPING ON THE FLOORS AT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA UNDER THE SHELVING UNIT WHERE THE ALUMINUM FOIL-TO-GO CONTAINERS ARE STORED (10) AND IN THE BOILER STORAGE AREA ALSO LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT (5). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED TWO LOAVES OF BREAD STORED BEHIND THE FAUCET HEAD AT THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE MAIN FOOD PREP AREA, NEAR THE DEEP-FRYING UNITS AND HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE FOOD ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT WITH SLIGHT RUST AND RESIDUE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND SOILED RESIDUE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAID SHELVING UNITS AND MAINTAIN, SO THAT THE SHELVING IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 49
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE OUTDOOR GREASE RECEPTACLE WITH DRIED UP GREASE DROPLETS AND NOT MAINTAIED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID OUTDOOR RECEPTACLE AND MAINTAIN.
code 54
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR THE MANAGER ON DUTY. INSTRUCTED THAT ONLY CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST TAKE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
code 58
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUSLY CORE VIOLATION WAS NOT CORRECTED FROM 09/10/2021 REPORT #2531249. #51 NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE BOTTOM PIPE OF THE HAND WASH SINK IN THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. #55 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT, ESPECIALLY AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION:7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 10, 2021: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 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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