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Uptown Pizza & Bq

November 12, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINTATION DURING PREPARATION ON THE MAIN FOOD LINE IN FRONT SERVICE AREA: OBSERVED EMPLOYEES PREPARING GYROS, BEEFS, HOT DOGS, ETC. ON THE FOOD LINE ABOVE LIGHT FIXTURES THAT ARE COVERED WITH DEAD FRUIT FLIES AND BUGS. LIGHT FIXTURES MUST BE DETAIL CLEANED AND MAINTAINED. FOOD ITEMS SHALL BE COVERED AND/OR RELOCATED WHILE THE FIXTURES ARE BEING CLEANED. NO LIVE BUGS WERE OBSERVED AT TIME OF INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A
code 16
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS WERE NOT CORRECTED FROM THE LAST CANVASS INSPECTION ON REPORT #1532845, APRIL 13, 2015: (34) FOUND THE FLOORS IN POOR REPAIR, SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: UNDER THE FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER, UNDER THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FRONT, UNDER THE DRY FOOD STORAGE RACKS IN THE REAR, AND UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENTIN THE FRONT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS. (35) OBSERVED SEVERAL MISSING CEILING TILES LOCATED NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR TO THE RIGHT OF THE WALK-IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CEILING TILES OVER THE MISSING SECTION MENTIONED ABOVE AND MAINTAIN. MUST CORRECT ALL PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS IN BUSINESS 7 DAYS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 29
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE STORAGE CORAL BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER UNDER THE DESSERT DISPLAY CASE, THE FOOD STORAGE SHELVES UNDER THE COLD-HOLDING UNIT, AND THE RUBBER GASKETS AROUND THE COLD HOLDING UNIT MUST BE DETAIL CLEANED TO REMOVE SPLATTER AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: THE CEILING TILES AND CEILING VENTS ABOVE THE CUSTOMER DINING AREA IS COVERED WITH DUST. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: END CAPS MISSING ON THE LIGHT SHIELD NEXT TO THE PIZZA OVEN. MUST PROVIDE END CAPS TO PROPERLY PROTECT THE LIGHT FIXTURE.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 13, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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.

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