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Papa John's Pizza

February 21, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED WALK IN COOLER WITHOUT A THERMOMETER TO MEASURE THE INTERNAL AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A THERMOMETER IN EACH COOLER TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE IN UNIT.
code 36
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN WALK IN COOLER, SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE BY REPAINTING OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO TEST KIT FOR SANITIZING SOLUTION (QUAT) AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TEST KIT FOR ANY SANITIZING SOLUTION USED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 48
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK AT BASE OF FAUCET OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, EVEN WHEN WATER IS NOT ACTIVELY TURNED ON. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE LEAK AND MAINTAIN FAUCET IN GOOD REPAIR. • OBSERVED HAND SINK IN THE EMPLOYEE BATHROOM AT REAR PREP AREA TO NOT HAVE ANY HOT WATER AVAILABLE UNDER PRESSURE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. ONLY COLD WATER CONNECTED TO CITY PLUMBING WITH AVAILABLE WATER WAS FOUND AT THIS HAND SINK AT TIME OF INSPECTION. WHEN HOT WATER HANDLE WAS TURNED, NO WATER UNDER WAS PRODUCED. COLD WATER HANDLE ONLY PRODUCED WATER BELOW 60F AFTER RUNNING AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTUCTED MANAGER THAT AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER PRESSURE PROPERLY CONNECTED TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO WATER SUPPLY AND DRAIN MUST BE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE REAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, INCLUDING ALL HAND SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL EMPLOYEES MUST WASH HANDS IN BATHROOM USING AVAILABLE WATER AND ONCE AGAIN AT A HAND SINK IN PREP AREA PRIOR TO RETURNING TO WORK AND FOOD HANDLING. HOT WATER RESTORED AT TIME OF INSPECTION BY MANAGER. HOT WATER PIPE THAWED OUT AT TIME OF INSPECTION AND WATER OF AT LEAST 100F PROVIDED TO THE HAND WASHING SINK.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE SOUTH SIDE STORAGE HALL NEXT TO HOT WATER TANK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ORGANIZE AND ENSURE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS AREA REMOVED FROM FACILITY. • OBSERVED HOLE IN THE WALL AT BOTTOM LEFT OF NORTH WALL BEHIND PIZZA STATION. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY AND RESTORING A SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE. ALSO NOTED CORRODED FAUCET HANDLES AT MIDDLE HAND WASH SINK ON NORTH WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED SOILED FLOOR BEHIND THE PIZZA OVEN AND BELOW THE REAR PREP TABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOOR FREE OF EXCESSIVE SPILLAGE, WATER BUILD UP, AND FOOD DEBRIS.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 10, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred.

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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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