Punky's Pizza And Pasta

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RODENT DROPPINGS IN STAIRWAY GOING TO THE BASEMENT. OBSERVED NESTING MATERIAL AND DROPPING. APPROX 20-25 DROPPINGS NOTED. OBSERVED SEVERAL DAMAGED GLUE BOARDS ALONG WALL BASES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: LARGE CAN OPENER IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • NEW CUTTING BOARDS NEEDED IN PREP AREA TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND OR REPLACE.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: GREASE TRAP IN THE BASEMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DRIPPING ON SIDES OF TRAP. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 9, 2021: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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