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Mezza

November 26, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL DIFFERENT FOOD HANDLERS MULTI TASK AND NOT WASH HANDS JUST CHANGED GLOVES. ONE FOOD HANDLER WIPED DOWN STATION THEN BEGAN TO HANDLED READY TO EAT FOODS. ONE FOOD HANDLER TOUCHED HER HAIR THEN WENT ON TO PUT HER GLOVES ON WITHOUT WASHING HANDS AND ANOTHER FOOD HANDLER JUST WENT OVER TO 1 COMPARTMENT SINK AND WET HIS HANDS USING NO SOAP THEN WIPED HIS HANDS ON A SOILED WASH CLOTH AND BEGAN PREPARING FOODS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE EMPLOYEES PROPERLY WASH HANDS WHEN MULTI TASKING, HANDLING MONEY, TOUCHING BODY/HAIR, ETC. CRITICIAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A)
code 6Priority
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: FOUND 20 SMALL LIVE FLIES IN PREP AND REAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL FLIES, CLEAN THE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR ASSISTANCE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #567435 DATED ON 06/02/11: 35/1 BROKEN AND MISSING WALL BASE TILES UNDER AND AROUND HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 29
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE DEEP FRYER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND IN WALK IN COOLER.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS AND CEILING THROUGH OUT PREP AREA.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST FIX THE LEAK AT THE PIPE UNDER THE 3RD COMPARTMENT (SANITIZING)ON THE 3 COMP. SINK.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 8, 2011: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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