Papa Johns Pizza

August 17, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: REFRIGERATED PREP TABLE NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATUTRE. REPAIRMAN ON PREMISES WORKING ON UNIT UPON ARRIVAL. PRODUCT TEMPERATURE WAS NOT CHECKED BY STAFF ONCE UNIT WAS FOUND TO BE RUNNING WARM, AND MOST OF THE PRODUCTS NORMALLY STORED IN TOP CONDIMENT SECTIONS OF UNIT WERE LEFT IN UNIT AND FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 49F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCTS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES AND ALLOW THE REFRIGERATION REPAIRMAN TO FINISH REPAIRING UNIT BEFORE PLACING ANY NEW PRODUCTS IN UNIT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: PEPPERONI-54.1F, CHICKEN-54.3F, TURKEY-54.6F, CUT TOMATOES-54.1F, CUT TOMATOES-52.3F, HAM-54.5F, SAUSAGE-54.1F, CHICKEN WINGS-56.4F, SAUSAGE-54.5F, CHICKEN NUGGETS-51.1F. ALL FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES(IN REFRIGERATED PREP TABLE AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER DISCARDED). ALL COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST BE STOREDAND/OR HELD AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). 15LB VALUED AT $180 DISCARDED.
code 3Priority
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: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL NOTED ON PREMISES. 35 SMALL FLIES OBSERVED IN YOGENFRUZ PREP AREA ON WALLS, ON CEILING, ON FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT(ICE MAKING EQUIPMENT), FLYING IN THE AIR IN FOOD PREP AREA, AND 4 IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM . 10 ON WALLS IN DISH WASHING AREA OF PAPA JOHNS WHICH IS SEPARATED BY A DOOR, AND 3 LARGE FLIES IN DINING AREA IN PAPA JOHNS SEATING AREA. MUST CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND REQUEST SERVICE VISIT, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN LID TO DEEP FREEZER, AND REMOVE EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD-UP FROM INSIDE FREEZER UNIT(WHICH IS A RESULT OF THE LID NOT CLOSING TIGHTLY TO PREVENT WARM AIR FROM GETTING INSIDE).
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: CUTTING BOARD ON REAR DISH WASHING AREA(PAPA JOHNS), INTERIORS OF ALL CABINETS, ALL FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT, ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS(IN YOGENFRUZ PREP AREA).
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL DISH WASHING, PREP AND STORAGE AREAS IN BOTH OPERATIONS.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: SEAL AND REPLACE ALL CRACKED AND LOOSE BASE BOARDS, AND RESEAL ALL LOOSE WALL CORNER JUNCTURES THROUGHOUT PAPA JOHNS.
code 36
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: ALL EMPLOYEES HANDLING AND PREPARING UNCOVERED FOODS MUST WEAR HAIR RETRAINTS IN BOTH OPERATIONS.
code 42
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 24, 2014: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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