Pita Express

October 3, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings3

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FOUND WALK IN COOLER AND PREP REACH IN COOLER NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER TEMPERATURES. WALK-IN COOLER WAS AT 53.2F AND PREP REACH IN WAS AT 45.1F. BOTH UNITS CONTAINING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. MUST HAVE UNITS SERVICE SO AS TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES OF 40 DEGREES OR LESS. 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: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN WALK IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 52.1F-66.4F AND INCLUDED HUMMUS, EGGPLANTS, GROUNDED CHICK PEAS, BEEF, LAMB, RICE, TAHINI SAUCE AND VEGETABLE SOUP. AN APPROX. WEIGHT OF 40LBS. VALUED AT FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN THE PREP REACH IN COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 50.2F-58.4F AND INCLUDED GYROS SAUCE, RICE, CHICKEN, BEEF AND TAHINI SAUCE. AN APPROX. WEIGHT OF 15LBS. VALUED AT ALL ITEMS WERE DENATURED AND DISCARDED. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP COLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR LOWER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES: OBSERVED BOTH FOOD HANDLERS MULTI TASKING, TOUCHING RAW AND READY TO EAT FOODS, TOUCHING A SOIL CLOTH, TOUCH THE FLOOR AND NOT WASH HANDS. ONE EMPLOYEE JUST GRABBED GLOVES AND PUT THEM ON WITH OUT WASHING HANDS. ONCE I INFORMED MANAGER TO EDUCATE ON HAND WASHING AND HAVE EMPLOYEES TO ACCURATELY WASH HANDS, ONE EMPLOYEE RINSED HIS HANDS AT THE 3-COMP. SINK (NO SOAP USED.) THE OTHER EMPLOYEE RINSED HIS HANDS AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK, SHOOK THEM DRY AND THEN WIPED HIS HANDS ON HIS SOILED APRON (NO SOAP OR PAPER TOWELS USED.) INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK USING SOAP/HAND DRYING DEVICES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 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: FOUND ABOUT 200 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN THE REAR AND FRONT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE SMALL FLIES, CLEAN AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR ASSISTANCE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
code 18
Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated

Inspector note: FOUND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR. STOPPERS ARE VERY LOOSE AND NOT ABLE TO HOLD WATER IN COMPARTMENTS. ALSO LEAKS HEAVILY UNDERNEATH THE 3RD COMPARTMENT (COMPARTMENT CLOSES TO THE ICE MACHINE.) INSTRUCTED TO FIX AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
code 24
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE FOOD ITEMS FROM THE LARGE CANS ONCE OPENED AND FROM LARGE UNSANITIZE AND UNAPPROVED DETERGENT CONTAINERS IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND STORE THEM IN APPROVED CONTAINERS/BAGS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST REPLACE DAMAGED RUBBER GASKET ON PREP REACH IN COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: ALL STORAGE RACKS, PREP TABLES, INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF COOKING/COOLING EQUIPMENT, BULK INGREDIENT CONTAINERS, ICE MACHINE, GRINDER, SHELVING/CABINETS, FAN COVERS AND RUSTY RACKS IN COOLERS.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAINS, FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS, UNDER AND AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. • MUST REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN REAR PREP AREA.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS AND CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT.
code 35
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER AND CONSPICOUSLY PLACE IT INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER OR GET THE ONE ON THE OUT SIDE FIXED.
code 40
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: MUST STORE ALL WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 13, 2012: 11 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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