Paterno's Pizza

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

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE.OBSERVED BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR WATER COMPONENTS OF THE ICE MACHINE,"ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION".MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF MACHINE,REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE CLEANED AND SANITIZED AND MAINTAINED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 16
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE AND INVERT CLEAN MULTI-USE KITCHEN UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE FORKS/SPOONS (HANDLES-UP) TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION BEFORE USE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 31
• 🧫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 SANITIZE MANUAL CAN OPENER AND HOUSING ATTACHED TO FOOD PREP TABLE,FAN COVERS INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNITS AND KITCHEN STORAGE RACKS AND DRY STORAGE SHELVINGS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS UNDERNEATH THE DISHWASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND SOME MISSING FLOOR TILES SAME AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL AND PROVIDE MISSING FLOOR TILES AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUSTS ACCUMULATIONS FROM CEILING VENTS IN FOOD PREP AREAS/KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS AND INSIDE THE TOILET ROOMS,REPLACE WATER STAINED CEILING TILES NEAR THE BAR AREAS ALSO,SEAL LARGE OPENING ABOVE THE URINAL INSIDE THE REAR MENS TOILET ROOM(PARTY/DINING ROOM) AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 8, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 6 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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