Pizza By Alex

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FOUND 2 DOOR PREP COOLER NEAR PIZZA OVEN AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE 44.8F ,CRITICAL VIOLATION ,CITATION ISSUED,TAG COOLER,INSTRUCTED TO FIX COOLER MUST BE 40F OR BELOW TO HOLD COLD FOOD AT 40F OR BELOW; MUST FAX LETTER TO CDPH 312-746-4240 WHEN COOLER HAS BEEN FIXED
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. FOUND POTENTIally hazardous food at imprper temperature ,CHEESE 48.5F,WHIPPED CREAM 49F,MARINARA SAUCE 49.2F ,CRITICAL VIOLATION,CITATION ISSUED,FOOD WAS DISCARDED;INSTRUCTED ALL COLD FOOD MUST BE 40F OR BELOW
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. AIR VENTS IN 2 DOOR FREEZER UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; EXTERIOR COOLERS UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN;INTERIOR OF COOLERS NOT CLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. TUBE CONNECTION FROM PIZZA OVEN TO CEILING WITH ACCUMULATED DUST MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN; EXTERIOR ICE MACHINE NOT CLEAN MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. FLOOR UNDER COOKING OVEN,REAR SIDE,DINING 2ND ROOM UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. BASEWALLS IN KITCHEN UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN,CEILING TILES ABOVE WALK IN DIRTY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN;CEILING INSIDE WALK IN COOLER UNCLEAN,MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 29, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 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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