Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

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

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Personnel With Infections Restricted: No Open Sores, Wounds, Etc
  Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEE AT THE PREP AREA WITH A CUT ON FINGER, WRAPPED ONLY WITH A PAPER TOWEL,BLEEDING THROUGH,NO BANDAGE ON AND WEARING DISPOSABLE GLOVES PREPARING FOOD (PIZZA, CHICKEN ETC). NOTED AT THE SAME TIME EMPLOYEE NOT CHANGING GLOVE THE ENTIRE TIME OF INSPECTION. MANGER IMMEDIATELY REMOVED EMPLOYEE FROM PREP AREA AND PROVIDED HIM WITH A BAND AID. CITATION ISSUED FOR CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-010
  code 5Priority
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered
  Inspector note: NOTED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER TO HAVE GREASE ON TOP,LID,LIPS AND ON THE GROUND AROUND CONTAINER CREATING FOOD SOURCE FOR PESTS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. CITATION ISSUED FOR SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-020
  code 19
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NOTED NO VENTILATION INSIDE BATHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO MONITOR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: NOTED WASH CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AND ON SHELVING BY THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 30, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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