Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED GRAYISH COLORED DEBRI ON THE BEER LINES INSIDE THE WALK-IN BEER COOLER.MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DEAD INSECTS INSIDE THE LIGHT SHIELD COVER AT THE LIGHT FIXTURE ACROSS FROM THE WALK-IN COOLER.MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: IN THE LADIES RESTROOM FOUND THE FIRST FOUR HAND SINKS FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT NOT RUNNING FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 SECONDS. THE 5TH HAND WASHING WAS WORKING PROPERLY. MUST ADJUST AUTOMATIC FAUCET AT THE ABOVE HAND SINKS TO ALWAYS RUN WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 SECONDS AT ALL TIMES. FOUND THEM RUNNING ONLY BETWEEN 8 SECONDS TO 10 SECONDS. ALSO FOUND TWO HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE REAR PIZZA PREP AREA AND HAND WASHING SINK NEXT TO THE DISH MACHINE NOT RUNNING FOR A MINIMUM OF 15 SECONDS.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TO LAST A MINIMUM OF 15 SECONDS AT ALL TIMES. MUST REPAIR NON-WORKING 1ST HAND WASHING SINK AS YOU ENTER THE MEN'S RESTROOM SO AS TO PROVIDE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES. ALL OF THE OTHER 4 HAND WASHING SINKS INSIDE THE MEN'S RESTROOM ARE WORKING PROPERLY.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 9, 2016: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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