Papa Joe's Pizza

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: FOUND NO SUMMARY REPORT POSTED ON PREMISES FROM INSPECTION REPORT# 1561937 ISSUED ON 08-06-2015. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, AN INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010 (B)
  code 28
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE RACKS WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP INSIDE REACH-IN COOLER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH AROUND GREASE BOX IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 34
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES UNDERNEATH STAIRCASE LEADING TO BASEMENT. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 6, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

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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