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Roots Handmade Pizza

October 8, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

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Failed findings

hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. OBSERVED GRILLED CHICKEN ON CONTAINER STORED ON SHELVING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN FRONT PREP AREA WITH INTERNAL TEMPERATURE RANGING BETWEEN 69.8F TO 70.3F. PERSON IN CHARGE IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED FOOD APPROXIMATELY 6LBS OF FOOD VALUE OF $6.00 PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER DATE MARKING ON TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL ON PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS AND CEILING IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED. OBSERVED ALL GARBAGE CONTAINERS OVERFLOWING PREVENTING LID FROM CLOSING PROPERLY. ALSO OBSERVED GARBAGE AND TRASH ON GROUND SURROUNDING CONTAINERS. THIS IS A FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST. MUST MAINTAIN GARBAGE AREA CLEAN AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B)
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON WALL BEHIND REAR DISH WASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAINED. ALSO OBSERVED HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH HAND WASHING SINKS IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON LIGHT SHIELDS COVERS ABOVE PREP TABLES IN FOOD PREP AREA AND REAR DISH WASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 13, 2018: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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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