Tortorice's Pizza

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: BROKEN/MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER, INTERIOR DOOR OF THE SAME FREEZER WITH MISSING METAL COVERING LEAVING EXPOSED INSULATION. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE BOTH.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED AT MOP SINK. MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR MOP SINK.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A LARGE HOLE IN THE WALL IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST SEAL TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED.#25- MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. FOOD SUCH AS BURGERS AND STEAKS. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU THAT DISCLOSES AND REMINDS CUSTOMERS. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY AS DESCRIBED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 59

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 29, 2020: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 8 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.