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Uptown Pizza & Bq

November 7, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings10
critical findings4

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.12 NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASH SINK BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-030(C)
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(N) NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 MANAGEMENT UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE INCLUDING THE CHEMICALS NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
code 5Priority
handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Hands Clean & Properly Washed
Inspector note: 2-301.14 NOTED EMPLOYEES PREPPING AND REHEATING FOOD, MOVING FROM PREP AREA TO STORAGE AREA, WALK IN COOLER AND REFRIGERATION UNIT ALL WITHOUT WASHING HANDS. NOTED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHILE PREPARING FOOD AT THE KITCHEN DID NOT WASH HANDS AND WOULD GO TO THE DRY TO STORAGE AREA AND BACK TO THE KITCHEN PREP AREA TO CONTINUE PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WASHING HANDS.MUST PROPERLY WASH HANDS AFTER ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
code 8Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A)(2)(B) NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE SERVICE COOLERS TO BE IMPROPER:-COLESLAW 58.5F, REFRIED BEANS 44.1F, SAUSAGE 45.9F, CHEESE 45.9F, PEPPERONI 48.2F, SALAD DRESSING 53.6F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 7 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $50.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005
code 22
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 4-901.12 NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-501.12 NOTED CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS • 4-201.11 NOTED RUSTY AND DIRTY SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
code 47
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.17(A) NOTED DIRTY AND DUSTY CEILING FANS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-201.11 NOTED THE FOLLOWING:-HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION ON FLOORS ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT -CRACKS ON THE FLOOR AND UNEVEN PAVEMENT INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH CRACKS AND SPILLS.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 6-305.11 NOTED EMPLOYEE BELONGING ON WALLS AND SHELVES AT THE PREP AREA AND REAR DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREAS FOR THE EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS. • 6-202.11 NOTED MISSING PROTECTIVE SHIELDING AT THE LIGHTING OF THE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SHATTER PROOF SHIELD FOR THE LIGHT.
code 56
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: PA 100-0367 NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 13, 2017: 9 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.

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