Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: FOUND HANDWASHING SINK WATER TEMPERATEURE RANGING FROM 73F - 86F IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: FIRST WASHBOWL IN WOMENS WASHROOM AND HANDWASHING SINK IN PANTRY PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL TIMES. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN . PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: FOUND EMPLOYEE SANITIZING PIZZA PANS AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. FOUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK SANITIZING SOLUTION (QUATERNARY AMMONIUM) AT 100 PARTS PER MILLION AT TIME OF INSPECTION. QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SANITIZING SOLUTION SHALL RANGE BETWEEN 200- 400 PARTS PER MILLION BASED ON MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED INSIDE TOP PORTION OF ICE MACHINE (1ST ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN DRY STORAGE AREA) FILLED WITH BLACK AND WHITE SLIME/FUZZY MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. OBSERVED SLIME MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE DRIP INTO ICE MACHINE. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. SAID ICE MACHINE IS TAGGED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CANNOT BE USED UNTIL IT IS INSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: NOTED NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR COFFEE BREWER AT THE SOUTH SERVER STATION. A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE MUST BE LOCATED SO THAT IT IS SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND FLOOR DRAINS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS FILLED WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FOOD DEBRIS: DIRECTLY UNDER DISH MACHINE, ALL FLOOR DRAINS AT BAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 15, 2019: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 6 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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