Saba Italian

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING
  code 1Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY FOOD HANDLERS PREPARING AND HANDLING TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON SITE. A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ARRIVED AT 12:10 PM. BUSINESS OPENED AT 7 AM. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENTED LETTER OF PROOF OF ENROLLMENT IN A FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS CERTIFICATION COURSE DATED OCTOBER 1,2021. THEN CALLED A CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER FROM NEIGHBORING RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT TO PRESENT THEIR CERTIFICATE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE OF AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE, AND THE NAMED CERTIFIED MANAGER SHALL BE ON SITE DURING ALL TCS FOOD PREP, COOKING, SERVING, AND OPERATING HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
  code 2Priority
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: NOTED NO SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN COFFEE MACHINE AND HANDSINK IN AT COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 39
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: NOTED WHITE AND BLUE WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLE AT COFFEE STATION AND ON CUTTING BOARD IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD WIPING CLOTHS IN PROPER SANITIZING BUCKETS WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.
  code 41
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDSINK IN REAR ICE MACHINE/ SUPPLY STORAGE ROOM WITH NO AVAILABLE COLD WATER AND HANDSINK IN DISHROOM WITH NO AVAILABLE COLD AND HOT WATER. EMPLOYEE TURNED SHUT-OFF VALVE ON DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 50
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: NOTED GROUNDS SURROUNDING GREASE DUMPSTER WITH TRASH AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN AREA.
  code 54
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED CLUTTER IN ICE MACHINE/SUPPLY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS. ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR OR TOP OF CRATES. ALL KEPT ITEMS ARE TO BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR AND STORED ON PROPER SHELVING.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 4, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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