Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED A SLIGHT PINKISH BROWN SUBSTANCE AROUND THE ICE MAKER SLOT LOCATED INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  code 16
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
  Inspector note: 3-302.12 OBSERVED SOME DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT A LABEL CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL.
  code 37
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY. OBSERVED ABOUT 20 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN VARIOUS AREAS ON THE WALLS AND CEILINGS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA/DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE SMALL FLIES ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYER WITH EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. • 4-601.11(B) OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS STAINED WITH DARK GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE STAINS AND DARK GROOVES OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS.
  code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 26, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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