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Roots Handmade Pizza

June 12, 2015 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME BULK FOOD/SEASONING NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: OBSERVED KNIVES STORED IN BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND WALL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD UTENSILS.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED CALCIUM BUILDUP BEHIND NOZZLES AT SODA MACHINE LOCATED IN BACK FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE WHOLE AREA OF THE SODA MACHINE. ALSO OBSERVED MINOR CALCIUM BUILDUP IN THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID ICE MACHINE.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOME LIGHT SHIELDS NEED REPLACEMENT IN FOOD PREP AREA ABOVE FOOD PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE SAID LIGHT SHIELDS.
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER IN BASEMENT BY EMPLOYEE AREA AS WELL AS CLUTTER IN THE HALLWAY GOING TOWARDS THE RECEIVING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL CLUTTER FROM SAID AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 5, 2015: 6 findings 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.