Pizza Nova

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT MAINTAINED, MISSING DRAINPIPE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY INSTALL EXPOSED SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 11Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PIZZA PREP COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 55.9F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR, COOLER MUST MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW. PIZZA PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RAW SAUSAGE 62.1F AND HAM 56.7F STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD. ALL COLD FOOD MUST BE 40F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, AND SERVICE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated
  Inspector note: 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN BASEMENT PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED DRAINPIPE MISSING UNDER RIGHT COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 24
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REMOVE CARDBOARD ON SHELVES IN FRONT 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: CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL FRYER CABINETS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR LEAKING PIPE IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. PROVIDE VENTILATION IN WASHROOM.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 30, 2015: 6 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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