The Florentine

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PIZZA STATION NOT MAINTAINED. SINK IS INOPERABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. PRIORTIY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-030(C). • MUST PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE INSIDE OF CUSTOMER/EMPLOYEE RESTROOMS.
  code 10Priority
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, BURGERS, PASTA, SALADS, ETC) WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 2Priority
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BLACK RESIDUE AND BUILDUP ON THE TOP INTERIOR OF FACILITY'S ICE MACHINE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 16
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DISH RACKS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DISH WASHING AREA AND CARTONS OF MILK STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE DAIRY WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE DISH RACKS AND MILK AT LEAST SIX INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR TO PROTECT FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
  code 39
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT ON SITE FOR THE SANITIZER (BLEACH OR QUATERNARY AMMONIUM) BEING USED FOR SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF A SANITIZING SOLUTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-38-005. CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
  code 48

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 14, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.