Pepperino Pizzeria

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

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE SMALL FLIES RESTING ON WALLS,ON THE INTERIOR OF SINKS,FLYING THROUGHOUT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS AND CRAWLING ON TOP OF MULTI USE ITEMS AND UTENSILS. MUST REMOVE INSECTS, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE PIZZA OVEN, THE HOOD ABOVE THE PIZZA OVEN AND PREP TABLES. MUST REMOVE DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS.MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE TOILET AND SINK IN THE WASHROOM.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS IN THE PREP AREAS,UNDER EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE SHELVES. CLEAN FLOORS AROUND THE GREASE TRAP AND REMOVE GREASE BUILD UP.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST DEATIL CLEAN WALLS UNDER PREP TABLES, UNDER SINKS AND THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. MUST REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: BETTER ORGANIZE CLUTTER IN 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA AND UNDERNEATH THE STAIRS. STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 28, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 4 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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