Papa Johns Pizza

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
  Inspector note: NO SOAP IN MENS EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SOAP DISPENSER AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
  code 12Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: PRODUCE CUTTING BOARD STAINED, WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO REPAIR/REPLACE SAME.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN YOGURT LOCATION NOT CLEAN. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES OR REMOVE EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: TOILET ROOM DOORS AND DOORS INBETWEEN PIZZA AND YOGURT LOCATIONS NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. REPLACE MISSING/CRACKED WALL BASE TILES ACROSS FROM 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. SEAL SMALL HOLES IN WALL ACROSS FROM 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK DIFFICULT TO TURN ON, STRIPPED. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME. UNABLE TO LOCATE GREASE INTERCEPTOR FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE SAME.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: THERMOMETER MISSING FOR PIZZA PREP COOLER AND PIZZA HOT HOLDING UNIT. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
  code 40
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLERS WEARING SOILED APRONS FROM PREVIOUS DAY. INSTD TO WEAR CLEAN APPAREL.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 24, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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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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