Tapia's Pizzeria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PREPARED TCS FOODS THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER, HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS WITH NO EXPIRATION DATE LABELS. FOODS WITH NO LABELS OF ANY KIND. PREPARED CREAM BASED SOUP, CHICKEN SOUP, COOKED RICE, COOKED GYRO MEAT, PRE-COOKED CHICKEN WINGS. REVIEWED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS, HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS, MUST BE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. FOODS DISCARDED.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 23
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: NOTED MOLDY CAULKING ALONG THE SPLASH GUARD AT THE REAR PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPLACE.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: LEAK UNDER THE REAR PREP/DISH HAND WASHING SINK AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE AND PLASTIC WRAP. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR.
  code 51
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACK-UP FROM BOTH THE FLOOR DRAINS IN BOTH THE MENS AND WOMENS CUSTOMER WASHROOMS WHEN THE TOILETS ARE FLUSHED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO NOT HAVE SEWAGE BACK-UP. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
  code 52
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CEILING VENT COVER IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM WITH EXCESSIVE DUST. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • ALL UNUSED CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL STORED PILED IN THE REAR MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES AND ALL OTHER NEED ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 57
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2587670 ON 1-5-24 NOT CORRECTED. #37-: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL SOME FOOD CONTAINERS (FLOUR, SUGAR, CORNMEAL ETC) IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME.#47-: INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT EXTERIOR TOP OF GREASE BOX WITH RUST ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. #53- EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LID/COVER. #58- FOUND EXPIRED APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH CURRENT ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 5, 2024: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 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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