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Pita Express

April 29, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow
Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACK UP AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. WASTE COMES UP FROM DRAIN WHEN WATER IS DRAINING. WASTE WATER IS DARK IN COLOR WITH FOOD DEBRIS. WATER IS BACKING UP FROM OPEN FLOOR DRAIN BEHIND ICE MACHINE. MUST REPAIR BROKEN STOPPER AT MIDDLE COMPARTMENT SINK, MUST INSTALL GREASE BOX AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CORRECT AND CONTACT PLUMBER FOR SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030 CITATION ISSUED WASTE WATER BACK UP.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOUND ICE MACHINE WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF MOLD BUILD UP AT ICE SHOOT. FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MOLD BUILD UP AT FOUNTAIN SODA MACHINE NOZZLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DEEP CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)CITATION ISSUED FOOD NOT PROTECTED
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: ALL RUBBER GASKETS IN NEED OF REPAIR AND OR REPLACING WHERE WORN OR IN POOR REPAIR.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: ALL EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE, FOOD AND DIRT BUILD UP. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, REACH IN COOLERS AND ALL CONTACT SURFACES.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: LOOSE LIGHT AT FRONT HOOD, INSTRUCTED TO MOUNT AND CLEAN
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 21, 2014: 5 findings recurred. 6 previous findings 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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