Topo Gigio Ristorante

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER. OBSERVED MEAT SAUCE AT 47.1F INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 40# OF FOOD WORTH $45. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: NO SANITIZER WAS DETECTED AT THE 2ND FLOOR LOW TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. THE DISHMACHINE WAS NOT BEING USED AT THIS TIME. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE DISHMACHINE WITH A SANITZER CONCENTRATION OF 100PPM CHLORINE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 8Priority
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR FOR THE BASEMENT CHEST FREEZER. OBSERVED THE COLD PLATE AND DRAIN LINES IN CONTACT WITH CONSUMABLE ICE AT THE ICE BIN BEHIND THE OUTDOOR BAR. MUST SEPARATE COLD PLATE FROM CONSUMABLE ICE IN THE ICE BIN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE CEILING TILES AND WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: REPAIR THE COLD WATER HANDLE FOR THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. REPAIR THE MIDDLE LEVER OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK THAT IS LEAKING WATER AND DOES NOT HOLD WATER IN THE SINK BASIN. NO HANDSINKS ARE INSTALLED AT EITHER THE OUTDOOR BAR OR THE 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR BARS. MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDSINK BEHIND EACH BAR.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: SEVERAL PREP COOLERS ARE MISSING THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF THEM. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 7, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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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