Paterno's Pizza

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PEELING PAINT FROM CEILING INSIDE 1ST FLOOR WALK IN COOLER AND WATER STAINED CEILING TILES ABOVE PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL PEELING PAINT AND REPAINT CEILING WALK IN COOLER AND REPLACE ALL WATER DAMAGED/WATER STAINED CEILING TILES.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING LIGHT BULBS END CAPS ABOVE PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE END CAPS/LIGHT COVERS FOR ALL LIGHT BULBS.
  code 36
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE ICE MACHINE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO THEROMETER INSIDE PIZZA HOT HOLDING UNIT. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR SAID HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT.
  code 40
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINT FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 7, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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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