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Piezanos Pizza & Grinder Co

August 12, 2026 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED RUST ON SHIELD AND OBSERVED BLACK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE ON UPPER COMPONENT OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY ICE, REMOVE RUST FROM SHIELD, CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE.
code 16
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED OPENING IN MIDDLE OF FRONT ENTRANCE OUTER DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO LEFT SPLASH GUARD ON HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AND RIGHT DRAINBOARD OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL LEFT SPLASH GUARD ON HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP/DISHWASHING AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF PREP SURFACES, EQUIPMENT OR FOOD. OBSERVED POTATO CUTTER INSTALLED UNDERNEATH PAPER TOWEL DISPENSR FOR HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER OR POTATO CUTTER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT OR FOOD.
code 39
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE POTTED PLANTS STORED ON SHELF ABOVE SINGLE USE CONTAINERS ON WALL SEPARATING PREP AREA AND WALKWAY TO WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE LIVE POTTED PLANTS FROM SHELF ABOVE SINGLE USE CONTAINERS.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXES AND CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED RUST ON SHELVING UNITS ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST FROM SHELVING UNITS ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, INSTRUCTED NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILDUP ON POTATO CUTTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE POTATO CUT AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED WET MOP ON FLOOR NEXT TO UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MOP DRYING RACK FOR PROPER DRAINAGE AND DRYING OF MOPS TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF VENT ABOVE PIZZA OVEN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF VENT ABOVE PIZZA OVEN AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 8, 2025: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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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