Paisans Pizzeria

September 12, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings14
critical findings4

Failed findings

no certified food manager on dutycritical

Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL PERSONS IN CHARGE MUST OBTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE AND BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES THE FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION #2.
code 1Priority
handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 5-202.12(E) OBSERVED ONE OF TWO HAND WASHING SINKS ABOVE 120F (123F) IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HAND WASHING SINKS BELOW 120F IN ORDER TO PROMOTE ADEQUATE HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C). • 6-301.11 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION ABOVE. • 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE AND NO HAND DRYING PROVISION PROVIDED AT THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND DRYING PROVISION SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION ABOVE. • 5-205.11 OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED WITH ARTICLES IN THE BASIN OF THE HAND WASHING SINK AND A CART ALSO IN FRONT OF THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO NEVER BLOCK HAND WASHING SINKS AND NEVER STORED ITEMS INSIDE OF THE BASIN OF THE HAND WASHING SINKS. EMPLOYEE REMOVED SAID ITEMS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH THE VIOLATION ABOVE. • 5-202.12(A) OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT RUNNING WATER AT BOTH HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION SAID HAND WASHING SINKS WERE ONLY MAINTAINING 71.6F. ALSO OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT RUNNING WATER AT ONE OF TWO HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION HOT WATER AT SAID HAND WASHING WAS ONLY MAINTAINING 74F. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THAT ALL SAID HAND WASHING SINKS MAINTAIN 100F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE NOR AN ORIGINAL/VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE TCS FOODS (PORK, BEEF) ARE BEING PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AND AN ORIGINAL/VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
code 2Priority
water/temperature at the sink offcritical

Official wording: No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed
Inspector note: 3-301.11(B) OBSERVED A MALE FOOD HANDLER CHOPPING READY TO EAT DICED TOMATOES (FOR SALAD) WITH HIS BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS IS PROHIBITED, FOOD HANDLERS MUST HANDLE ALL READY TO EAT FOODS WITH FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE GLOVES, TONGS OR SPOONS AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD SAID FOODS AND NEVER TOUCH READY TO EAT FOODS WITH BARE HANDS. FOOD HANDLER DISCARDED SAID FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
code 9Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: 4-601.11(A) OBSERVED A BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE ICE MACHINE PANEL AND DRIPPING ONTO ICE THAT IS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND DISCARD ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE ICE MACHINE, AFTER SANITIZING MAKE ONE BATCH OF ICE AND DISCARD THEN CONTINUE USE OF THE ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 16
Time As A Public Health Control; Procedures & Records

Inspector note: 3-501.19 OBSERVED FACILITY USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL FOR PIZZAS WITHOUT THE REQUIRED RECORDS ON SITE TO SHOW THE PRODUCTS TEMPERATURE WHEN REMOVED FROM THE OVEN AND THE DISCARD DATE AND TIME FOR THE PRODUCT. (TCS FOODS CAN ONLY BE OUT OF TEMPERATURE FOR UP TO 4 HOURS). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION WHEN USING TIME AS A TEMPERATURE CONTROL AT ALL TIMES AND DISCARD SAID TCS FOODS. EMPLOYEE DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 24
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 3-304.14 OBSERVED A WIPING CLOTH BEING STORED ON A PREP TABLE AND NOT IN SANITIZING SOLUTION. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.
code 41
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: 4-904.11 OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED ON THE CUSTOMER DINING TABLES NOR IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
code 45
Gloves Used Properly

Inspector note: 3-304.15 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT USING FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE GLOVES PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO GO OVER THE PROCEDURE OF WHEN TO USE/CHANGE GLOVES WITH ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
code 46
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: 4-302.13 OBSERVED NO HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE TEST STRIPS NOR AN IRREVERSIBLE THERMOMETER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED MINOR ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE FRYERS AND UNDER THE FLAT TOP GRILL. OBSERVED MEAT SLICER WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. OBSERVED SODA GUN HOLDER WITH AN ACCUMULATED BROWNISH SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.114 OBSERVED A BAG OF ONIONS BEING STORED DIRECTLY ON THE GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOODS AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND.
code 55
Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public

Inspector note: 8-304.11(A) OBSERVED THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DATED 8/29/22 NOT POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION THE FACILITY HAD A INSPECTION SUMMARY POSTED FROM 10/9/2020. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS POST THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010(B).
code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 29, 2022: 11 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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