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Sizzlers Pizza & Grill

October 4, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

food received at unsafe tempscritical

Official wording: Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area
Inspector note: FOUND THE WASHBOWL IN STAFF WASHROOM WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS,ALSO OBSERVED THE FRONT PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK WITHOUT SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS,AND THE REAR PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS. NO PAPER TOWELS NOR HAND DRYING DEVICE ON PREMISES,PAPER TOWELS AND SOAP WAS PROVIDED UPON MY REQUEST,MANAGER SEND EMPLOYEE TO BUY THREE ROLLS OF PAPER TOWELS.INSTRUCTED TO KEEP PAPER TOWELS AT SAID SINK AT ALL TIMES TO MINIMIZED CONTAMINATION. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-030
code 12Priority
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED.FOUND FRONT AND SIDE DOORS OPENED,SIDE DOOR HAD SCREEN DOOR HOWEVER NOT COMPLETELY TIGHT FITTED TO DOOR FRAME,1/2" TO 1" GAP SIDE AND TOP. OBSERVED RODENT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES:UNDER AND ON TOP THE SHELVES,INSIDE THE REMOVABLE GRILL OF REFRIGERATOR,UNDER THE STOVE,AROUND THE GREASE TRAP AND ALONG THE WALL OF UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,AT SAME AREA HAS A RODENT HOLE. FURNACE AREA HAS RODENT DROPPINGS,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DROPPINGS,SEAL HOLE AND RODENT/INSECT PROOF DOORS.APPROX 60 DROOPINGS. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-020
code 18
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: LABEL AND DATE FOOD PRODUCTS IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.
code 30
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF STOVE,DEEP FRYERS(GREASE BUILD-UP),INTERIOR OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,DEBRIS. • REMOVE GREASE FROM PIPE BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, INCLUDED CORNERS,ALONG THE WALLS AND BY THE WHEELS OF COOKING EQUIPMENT
code 34
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE BROKEN AND BURNED LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. • REPLACE BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD IN DINING AREA BY THE SMALL TABLE(TWO SEATER)
code 36
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS STORED ABOVE THE WALK-IN COOLER, RE-ORGANIZE SAID AREA.
code 41
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: EVERYONE MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINANT IN PREP AREA.
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 12, 2012: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 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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