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: A SIGN OR POSTER THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS IS NOT PROVIDED AT WASHROOM HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES. PROVIDE A CLEARLY VISIBLE HANDWASHING SIGN.
  code 10Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: INTERIOR OF BOTH ICE MACHINES IS SLIGHTLY SOILED ON DRIP PLATE AND CEILING OF ICE MACHINE. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 16
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LIVE ROACH IN THE BAR AREA AND 0VER 15 SMALL BLACK FLYING INSECTS NEAR BUSINESS LICENSE FRAMES. FACILITY MUST ELIMINATE ALL INSECT ACTIVITY USING PROPER PEST CONTROL SERVICES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (a) CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED TILE ABOVE THE DRY STORAGE AREA. FACILITY MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED ACCUMILATED GARBAGE AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER THE SODA MACHINES AND DISH MACHINE IN THE FRONT BAR AREA. FACILITY MUST DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 16, 2023: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.