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Pizano's Pizza & Pasta Express

October 2, 2023 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF PENDING CITY CERTIFICATE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS RAW CHICKEN COOKED AND SERVED ON-SITE. NO OTHER ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON-SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY. NO VALID DOCCUMENTATION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN TCS FOOD IS COOKED AND SERVED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: MEASURED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOUND STORED ON PREP COUNTER AT ROOM TEMPERATURE; 3LBS OF HAM MEASURED AT 53.3F, .5LBS OF RAW SAUSAGE 52.9F, 5LB OF TOMATO SAUCE AT 60F IN WALK-IN COOLER. APPROXIMATELY 8.5LBS OF FOOD WAS DISCARDED AT A TOTAL APPROXIMATE COST OF $50. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: DATE OF COOKED PASTA PREPARED ON 9/20/23 EXCEEDS THE TIME LIMIT AND HAS NOT BEEN DISCARDED. FOOD PREPARED AND HELD IN THE ESTABLISHMENT FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE CONSUMED ON THE PREMISES, SOLD, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD AT A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR LESS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 7DAYS. APPROXIMATELY 6LBS AT AN APPROXIMATE COST AT $25 OF PASTA WAS DISCARDED ON SITE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED OPEN GAP AT BOTTOM OF MESH SCREEN AT EXTERIOR BACK EXIT DOOR LEADING TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTERS WHICH ALLOWS FOR PESTS TO ENTER. EXTERIOR DOORS SHALL BE: SELF-CLOSING, SOLID AND TIGHT FITTING, AND LIMITED TO DESIGNATED USE.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE USE CUPS WITHOUT A HANDLE USED AS A SCOOP FOR DRY STORAGE FOOD PRODUCTS STORED IN THE BACK AREA. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE A SCOOP WITH A HANDLE.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: CARDBOARD USED AS LINING FOR SHELVING NEAR THE 3COMPARTMENT SINK. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, DURABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.
code 47
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION DATED ON 10/3/2022; INSPECTION REPORT #:2564693 HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. #51) 5-204.12: OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE CONNECTED TO UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 3, 2022: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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