Pita Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• 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: INADEQUATE INSECTS CONTROL. FOUND AROUND 40 LIVE FRUIT FLIES AT REAR PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED MGR TO ELIMINATE INSECTS ACTIVITY IN ALL AFFECTED AREAS, PEST CONTROL SERVICE RECOMMENDED. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: FOUND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE PRODUCE COOLER AND THE 2-DR COOLER IN THE REAR KITCHEN FILTHY AND EXTREMELY DIRTY WITH ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRI AND FOOD SPLASHES AT THE BOTTOM SHELVES, THE DOOR TRACKS AND DOORS.ALSO FOUND ENCRUSTED ICE/FROST AT THE REAR 2DR FREEZER AND FOOD SPLASHES AT THE INTERIOR OF THE FREEZER DOOR.ALSO FOUND ALL COUNTER TOPS OF COOKING EQUIPMENT DIRTY WITH GRIME AND FOOD SPILLS.MUST DETAIL CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL ABOVE STATED COOLERS
  code 33
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: CLUTTERED REAR STORAGE AREA, PERSONAL ITEMS STORED WITH FOOD BAGS, INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 13, 2017: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.