✕

Pepes Restaurant

February 24, 2025 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE FOOD FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLER AND NEAR WALK IN FREEZER TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: MUST REPLACE SOILED WIPING CLOTHS AND STORE IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE FROM SURFACES.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ALONG BOTTOM OF WALK IN FREEZER.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET AT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER.
code 55
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 58
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2588179 1/17/24 NOT CORRECTED-#37-3-302.12 : MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE(SQUEEZE BOTTLES/SHAKERS).#47- 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 2- DOOR PREP COOLER.#49- 4-601.11(C) : MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP FROM WALK IN FREEZER COMPRESSOR UNIT.#55- 6-501.114 : MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE OR ORGANIZE ARTICLES FROM 2ND FL.FLOOR AND STORE PROPERLY.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)
code 60
Miscellaneous / Public Health Orders

Inspector note: OBSERVED A DEFAULT BEVERAGE BEING OFFERED ON KIDS MENU DRINK MUST BE 130 CALORIES OR LESS.
code 64

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 17, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Auburn Gresham

See every restaurant in Auburn Gresham →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.