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Sbarro

July 14, 2022 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

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Failed findings

hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS IN THE STEAM TABLE. OBSERVED CHICKEN PARM AT 106F-110F AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE WITH PEPPERS AT 113F. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO ALWAYS KEEP HOT-HOLDING FOODS AT OR ABOVE 135F. FOOD DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 21
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: FOUND TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE DESSERT DISPLAY COOLER. OBSERVED CHEESECAKE AT 55 F AND CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING AT 56 F. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. REFER TO VIOLATION #21 FOR CITATION.
code 22
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: EQUIPMENT NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF THE DESSERT DISPLAY COOLER AT THE FRONT COUNTER AREA TO BE IMPROPER AT 54.0 F. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AND MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED BULK CONTAINER OF FLOUR IN REAR PREP AREA WITHOUT LABEL. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL BULK INGREDIENTS WITH COMMON NAME.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR ALONG THE WALLBASE AND ON THE TABLE BEHIND THE COMPUTERS IN THE FRONT DELIVERY/STORAGE ROOM, 20 DROPPINGS IN THE CABINETS UNDERNEATH THE SODA MACHINE, AND 10 DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE FRONT CASH REGISTER COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY FROM THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: FOUND A BUILD UP OF FOOD AND OTHER DEBRIS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE THREE DOOR PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ORANGE SPLATTERS ON THE CEILING INSIDE THE MENS WASHROOM. OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE FRONT CASH REGISTER COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 26, 2021: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings 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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