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Pucci's Restaurant & Pizzeria

September 19, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

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: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED, SCREEN DOOR NOT RODENT-PROOF AT BOTTOM (DOES NOT CLOSE TIGHT, 1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM)AND NOT TIGHT-FITTING AT THE SIDE(1/4 INCH GAP) TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. MUST SECURE DOOR, MAKING IT TIGHT-FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT AND INSECT ENTRY. ALL OPENINGS IN WALLS TO THE OUTSIDE AIR THROUGHOUT KITCHEN MUST BE SCREENED(MUST BE NO LESS THAN 16 MESH TO THE INCH TO PREVENT INSECT ENTRY. OBSERVED 6 ANTS CRAWLING ON NOZZLE OF SODA DISPENSER GUN BEHIND THE BAR. ALSO OBSERVED 18 ANTS CRAWLING AROUND AND INSIDE THE HOLSTER FOR THE POP DISPENSER GUN. MUST CLEAN ALL SUGAR BUILD-UP INSIDE HOLSTER AND ALL OTHER UNCLEAN SURFACES IN SAME AREA AND REQUEST VISIT FROM PEST CONTROL COMPANY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE ICY BUILD-UP FROM INTERIOR OF REACH-IN FREEZER IN KITCHEN AREA. PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS AND SURFACES IN FOOD PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF: DEEP FRYERS, OVEN, COOLERS, PREP TABLES, BROILER, ALL STORAGE SHELVES AND RACKS, EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT PREP AREA(MIXER, GRATER, PREP TABLE, REMOVABLE PARTS FROM MIXER).
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL SECTIONS AND ROOMS INSIDE BASEMENT(DIRT, DEBRIS), IN KICHEN AREA ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS(DIRT AND DEBRIS).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT KITCHEN PREP AREA. CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS IN KITCHEN AREA. CLEAN FUZZY BUILD-UP AND GREASE FROM HOOD ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK IN BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN STORAGE AREAS IN BASEMENT. ALL ARTICLES MUST BE STORED ELEVATED 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR. MOPS NOT IN USE MUST BE STORED UPRIGHT TO AIR DRY TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 8, 2013: 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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