New York Halal Pizza

December 11, 2018 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings14
  • critical findings3

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Failed findings

  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NO HAND SINK LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT AREA WHERE POTATOES ARE SLICED AND PREPPED FOR FRIES, PREP TABLE LOCATED WITH CONTAINERS OF FLOUR AND PREPPING EQUIPMENT. MUST INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS OR REMOVE ALL PREP EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 10Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • food not cooled down right
    Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
    Inspector note: ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY DATE MARKED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 23
  • consumer advisory missing
    Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
    Inspector note: MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE DISCLOSURE INFORMATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    code 25
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL BULK FOODS MUST BE LABELED.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 100 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ON SHELVING AT FRONT CASHIER STATION, BEHIND THE PIZZA OVEN, INSIDE THE MOTOR AREA OF THE FRONT PREP TWO DOOR COOLER, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, ON THE FLOOR STAND MIXER, ALONG THE BASEBOARDS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 30 SMALL FLIES AT THE REAR PREP AREA AT SHELVING ABOVE THE TWO DOOR COOLER, AT THE SPICE STORAGE SHELVING, AT THE MOP SINK AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. ELIMINATE ALL FLY ACTIVITY. RECOMMEND HAVING PEST CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR RODENTS AND FLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY SPICE AND SAUCE CONTAINERS. DIRTY CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 39
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 LBS SLICED POTATOES BEING STORED INSIDE A USED 5 GALLON SOAP CONTAINER INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. 20 LBS FLOUR STORED IN THE SAME USED SOAP CONTAINERS IN BASEMENT PREP. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. MANAGER STATES THE ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $14.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT FOUND DIRTY WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • ALL SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FRONT CASHIER STATION, ALL PREP TABLE SHELVING,ALL METAL RACK SHELVING FOR DRY FOODS AND METAL RACK SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH DIRT, DEBRIS, ENCRUSTED FOOD AND RUST. MUST CLEAN, MAINTAIN, REMOVE ALL PAPER AS LINER.----INTERIOR OF PREP HAND SINK CABINETS WITH CLUTTER AND DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING MUST BE PAINTED OR SEALED. MUST NOT USE RAW WOOD BLOCKS AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT OR FOR SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST BE NON-POROUS, CLEANABLE MATERIAL.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: BROKEN/MISSING BACK FLOW PREVENTOR ON THE MOP SINK. MUST REPLACE/PROVIDE.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY ALONG ALL BASEBOARDS, WALLS IN ALL PREP AREAS FOUND DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.-----WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY MUST BE REPLACED TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM USED AS A SEALANT THROUGHOUT WALLS OF FACILITY MUST BE REMOVED. • DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH OPEN SEAMS AND GAPS ALLOWING LIQUID AND FOOD ACCUMULATION. MUST SEAL/REPAIR FLOOR. • ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT, ALL UNUSED COOLERS AND EQUIPMENT IN STAIRWELL AND IN PREP AREA MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 57
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES ON SITE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGES. MUST PROVIDE.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on November 28, 2018: 14 findings appeared for the first time.

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