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Margarita's Pizzeria

September 11, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. 30 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED ON PREMISES IN COMPRESSOR COMPARTMENT OF REFRIGERATED PREP TABLE IN PIZZA PREP AREA(WEST SIDE), 5 ON FLOOR IN SOUTH CORNER BY PREP TABLE IN PIZZA PREP AREA, 5 ON STORAGE SHELF IN SMALL STORAGE AREA ACROSS FROM OFFICE, SCREEN DOOR FOR REAR EXIT DOOR IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA (EAST SIDE) NOT INSECT NOR RODENT PROOFED. SPACE GREATER THAN 1/4 INCH FOUND AT THE BOTTOM AS WELL AS AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR, ALSO FOUND EXHAUST AIR DUCTS ABOVE BOTH REAR DOORS NOT SCREENED TO KEEP OUT INSECTS. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, REPAIR OR REPLACE SCREEN DOOR MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT INSECT AND RODENT ENTRY AND ATTACH SCREENS TO EXHAUST AIR DUCTS TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL LARGE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED. ALL COOKED/PREPARED FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED WHEN HELD OVER 24 HOURS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT OR REPLACE RUSTY ROLLING CART, RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP, RUSTY SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES IN BOTH PREP AREAS. REPAIR SELF-CLOSING DEVICES ON DOORS ON THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN STORAGE RACKS AND SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN AND REACH-IN COOLERS, AND CABINET INTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS ALONG THE WALL BASES AND IN CORNERS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS(DEBRIS).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: CLEAN HOODS(GREASY) AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN BOTH FOOD PREP AREAS. CLEAN AND/OR PAINT WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS(GREASY BUILD-UP AND DARK DUE TO HEAT). CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN FOOD PREP AREAS(DEAD INSECTS AND GREASY BUILD-UP)
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKY HOT WATER FAUCET AND LEAKY PIPE UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN HOT FOOD PREP AREA.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 6, 2013: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.