Piazza Bella Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• 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: OUTER OPENINGS NOT RODENT PROOFED AT TIME OF INSPECTION: THE FRONT BAY WINDOWS HAVE A 3 INCH GAP IN BETWEEN THE DOORS WHERE THE RUBBER STRIP HAS BEEN WORN AWAY. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL THE GAPS IN BETWEEN THE DOORS TO PREVENT PEST INTRUSION AREAS AND ACCESS POINTS. ALL OUTER OPENINGS MUST BE PROPERLY SEALED AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MEAT STORED DIRECTLY IN GROCERY BAGS INSIDE OF THE DEEP FREEZERS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO USE FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS TO PROPERLY STORE FOODS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PINK BUILDUP IN THE SODA GUN NOZZLES ON THE SPRAYER SURFACE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DEAD ROACHES ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT UNDER UTILITY STORAGE RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 34

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Compared with No Entry on March 2, 2018: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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