Philly's Best

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: 3-DOOR PREP COOLER IN PREP AREA AT 55.8 DEGREES F, UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40 DEGREES F OR LOWER. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (ITALIAN SAUSAGE, MOZZERELLAL CHEESE, MEAT SAUCE AND PEPPERRONI) IN 3-DOOR PREP COOLER AT INTERNAL TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 49.6-64.9 DEGREES F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED FOOD ITEMS. APPROX. WT. 58LBS. AND VALUE $129.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
  code 3Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CITY CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES DURING PREPPING OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (MEAT SAUCE, PIZZA, SANDWICHES, CHICKEN, STEAK ETC.), ARE BEING HANDLED AND SERVED. MUST PROVIDE . SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
  code 21
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR BOTTOM OF ALL PREP COOLERS, DEEP FRYERS AND STORAGE RACK AT REAR OF ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS. MUST CLEAN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AT REAR UNDER DRY FOOD STORAGE RACKS, AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPAIR/REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES/LIGHT PANELS AND CLEAN WHERE NECESSARY.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

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