Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• 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 INADEQUATE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE FOLLOWING HAND WASHING SINKS. THE HAND WASHING SINK IN PANTRY FOOD PREP AREA WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 94.1F AND FIRST HAND WASHING BOWL IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM FOUND WITH A MAXIMUM WATER TEMPERATURE OF 70.2F. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT WATER AT THE MINIMUM OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. EMPLOYEES MUST USE OTHER HAND WASHING SINKS FOR HAND WASHING. PLUMBER ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: FOOD ICE NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED FIRST ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE IN THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MAHINE SLIME LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE ICE FOR HUMABN CONSUMPTION.INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USING ICE MACHINE UNTIL SERVICE CLEANED AND SANITIZED. ICE MACHINE WAS CLEANED AND SANITIZED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATON 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED COS
  code 16
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTY STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE 2-DOOR COOLER IN PANTRY FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE SHELVING.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT BUILD UP ON CEILING LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS ABOVE PREP TABLES IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA AND REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: VENTILATION NOT WORKING IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR VENTILATION AND MAINTAIN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 19, 2019: 5 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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