Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeTask Force Liquor 1475
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLERS AT 73F. MUST MAINTAIN COOLERS BELOW 40F. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: LOW TEMPERATURE GLASSWASHER AT THE BAR AREA IS NOT INSTALLED. MUST INSTALL AND PROVIDE 100 PPM CHLORINE FOR THE FINAL RINSE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS FOR ALL ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN CONSTRUCTION DUST AND DEBRIS OFF OF ALL HORIZONTAL SURFACES ESPECIALLY AT THE BAR.
  code 33
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REMOVE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT FROM THE PREMISES.
  code 41

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