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Positanos Restaurant & Pizza, Inc.

April 25, 2016 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings3

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT FRONT EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK OR AT WASHBOWL IN EMPLOYEES RESTROOM. MUST PROVIDE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 12Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD IN COLD HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE; 2LBS OF ITALIAN SAUSAGE AT 53.9F AND 10LBS OF CHEESE AT 47.8F. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED. APPROX. WT.12LBS, VALUE $25.00. DISCUSSED KEEPING COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)ISSUED.
code 3Priority
hand hygiene slippingcritical

Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
Inspector note: OBSERVED ONLY EMPLOYEE/FOOD HANDLER WITH POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES, HANDLING/PREPARING FOOD, TAKING MONEY, TOUCHING EQUIPMENT, SERVING CUSTOMERS AND NOT WASHING HANDS BETWEEN TASK. INSTRUCTED ON PRPOER HANDWASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010(A).
code 6Priority
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINED WITH DUMPSTER OVER FLOWING WITH GARBAGE/TRASH PREVENTING PROPER LID CLOSURE. MUST CORRECT. SEERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 ISSUED.
code 19
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, OVENS, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF DEEP FRYER. CLEAN/SANITIZE COUNTER TOPS AND PREP TABLES.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THRIUGHOUT PREMISES.
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE BURNT OUT BULB IN WALK-IN COOLER.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND AT REAR , ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 26, 2015: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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