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Luigi's Pizza

August 24, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE OPENINGS OF ALL THE DEEP FRYER UNITS WITH A HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • OBSERVED THE SMALLER CUTTING BOARD AT THE PIZZA MAKING AREA WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES ON BOTH SIDES. INSTRUCTED THEY MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CROSS CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING PREPARED. • OBSERVED FLOOR IN REAR COMPUTER DESK AREA WITH BROKEN FLOOR TILES UNDER METAL SHELVING STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE POTATO CUTTER IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON IT AND AROUND IT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE LOWER AND UPRIGHT REACH IN COOLERS WITH A BUILD UP OF FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT AND SPLATTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF ALL THE COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT, DUST AND HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP. OBSERVED THE STORAGE RACKS ACROSS FROM COMPUTERS WITH A BUILD UP OF HEAVY DUST. OBSERVED THE PREP TABLE IN THE REAR PIZZA PREP WITH FOOD SPLATTER UNDER COUNTERS. INSTRUCTED THEY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT HARBORING.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE REAR HAND WASHING SINK IN THE PREP AREA. OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE DRAIN PIPES OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED TO THE RIGHT OF THE REAR PREP AREA OBSERVED A NON WORKING THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR PREP AREA NOT OPERTAIONAL DUE TO SOME REPAIRS NEEDED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT, DUST AND DEBRIS THROUGHOUT FACILITY ON THE FLOOR AND WALLS IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA NEAR COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT. IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WHERE THE PIZZA DOUGH IS MADE. OBSERVED INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS COOKING AND NON COOKING AREAS AS A MEANS OF PREVETING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT HARBORING. • OBSERVED THE BASE OF THE WALLS AND THE CORNERS OF THE REAR DISH WASHING ROOM AND THE WALL ACROSS FROM WHERE THE COMPUTERS ARE COMING LOOSE FROM THE WALL. INFORMED TO CHECK ALL AREAS AND SEAL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING PEST AND OR INSECT HARBORING. • OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILE IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA IN FRONT OF COOKING UNIT OBSERVED ONE BADLY STAINED TILE IN FRONT OF PIZZA MAKING STATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BOTH HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEMS AND FILTERS WITH A HEAVY ACCULMULATION OF DUST AND GREASE ON UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS, FOOD CONTACT NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES BELOW.
code 56
Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected

Inspector note: CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE FROM INSPECTION #2562229 DATED 8/16/2022 OBSERVED APPROX 15-20 LIVE COCK ROACHES AT THE DESK WHERE COMPUTERS ARE LOCATED CRAWLING ACROSS THE DESK. CRAWLING ON THE WALL NEAR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND CRAWLING ON THE FLOOR IN THE ELETRICAL ROOM LOCATED IN THE REAR AND IN THE BASE OF THE WALL BORDERS ACROSS FROM THE COMPUTER STATION. OBSERVED APPROX 10-12 LARGE FLIES IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA WHERE THE HOT HOLDING UNIT IS LOCATED INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL AND HAVE A SERVICE WITH PROOF OF SERVICE SHEET UPON RETURN INSPECTION ON 8/23/22. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 16, 2022: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 3 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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