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Piazza Bella Restaurant

September 11, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings11
critical findings1

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Failed findings

hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WASHING HANDS INSIDE THE 3PART SINK. INSTRUCTED HANDS MUST BE WASHED INSIDE EXPOSED SINK WITH WARM WATER AND SOAP. THE WASHING OF HANDS INSIDE A UTENSIL WASHING SINK IS PROHIBITED. POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
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: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY INSIDE THE BASEMENT, ON FLOOR AND ALONG WEST AND NORTH WALL. OVER 80 RAT DROPPINGS NOTED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE AREAS AND SEAL BOTTOM OF EXIT DOOR TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. ADVICED TO CALL PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-020.
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: PREP FOODS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AND DRIED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO DATE/LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED, CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED ON STORAGE SHELVES THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN GASKETS ON DOORS OF ONE DOOR AND TWO DOORS PREP REACH IN COOLERS. ALSO INSTRUCTED TO SEAL RUSTY BOTTOM PANEL OF ONE PREP TABLE NEAR DISH WASHING MACHINE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NOT CLEANED, MUST CLEAN/SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN, COOLERS, CHEST FREEZERS, COOKING EQUIPMENT, MOP SINK, CABINETS AT AT COFFEE STATION AND CAN OPENER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOORS, UNDER, BEHIND, BETWEEN EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS THRU-OUT PREP AREAS, BAR AND BASEMENT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR WALLS THRU-OUT PREP AREAS, MOP CLOSET AND SEAL OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY. ALSO MUST CLEAN VENT COVERS THRU-OUT PREP AREAS AND WASHROOMS.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAKING PIPES UNDER 3PART SINK AT KITCHEN, UNDER EXPOSED SINK AT COFFEE STATION AND FAUCET FOR SPRAYER BY DISH WASHING MACHINE.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: EXCESSIVE CLUTTER NOTED THRU-OUT THE BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLUTTER, CLEAN AND ORGANIZE TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. ARTICLES MUST BE STORED OFF FLOORS, AWAY FROM WALLS.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED, CLEANING TOWELS AND ICE SCOOP MUST BE PROPERLY STORED.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 26, 2011: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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