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Venice Cafe

May 19, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: HOT LINE HEAT LAMPS AT FRONT PIZZA AREA ABOVE COOKED FOOD UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE, COOKED FOOD INTERNAL TEMPERATURES UNDER LAMPS AT 102.9-111.8F DEGREES. 2-DOOR PREP COOLER AT FRONT PIZZA AREA UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE, AMBIENT TEMP 58.2 F DEGREES. FACILITIES MUST MAINTAIN PROPER HOT TEMPERATURE OF 140F DEGREES OR HIGHER AND COLD TEMP AT 40F DEGREES OR LOWER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ITEMS (CALZONES, CONTAINING SAUSAGE, CHEESE, PEPPERONI AND SPINACH) AT IMPROPER TEMPS RANGING FROM 102.F -111.8F DEGREES AT HOT LINE IN PIZZA AREA. ALSO NOTED (CHICKEN, SLICED TOMATOES, PEPPERONI AND ITALIAN SAUSAGE)AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 49.5F-57.2F DEGREES IN 2-DR PREP COOLER IN SAME AREA. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DENATURED AND DISCARDED FOOD ITEMS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPS AT 140.F DEGREES OR HIGHER AND 40.F DEGREES OR LOWER FOR COLD HOLDING TEMPS. APPROX. WT. 30LBS, AND APPROX. VALUE $47. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (ITALIAN SAUSAGE, CHICKEN, PEPPERONI, CALZONES, ETC.)ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST PROVIDE SAME. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: SPLASH GUARD NEEDED AT REAR EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK BY 3-COMP SINK.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHTOUT. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. SEAL COVING WHERE NEEDED AT REAR AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AND BREEDING AREAS. REPLACE MISSING FLOOR TILES AT REAR AS TO MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANBLE.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALL BEHIND 3-COMP SINK AT REAR IN POOR REPAIR. MUST REPAIR. REPAIR/REPLACE MISSING WALL TILES, REGROUT WHERE NECESSARY. CLEAN CEILING AT REAR PREP AREA OF DUST BUILD-UP. REPLACE WATER DAMAGED AND MISSING CEILING TILES.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: REPLACE BURNT OUT BULB IN WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN, REPAIR/REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AT REAR WHERE NECESSARY.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: CLEAN VENTS AT CEILNG IN REAR OF DUST BUILD UP. • LEAK AT PIPE UNDER 3-COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: REMOVE CLUTTER AT REAR AND STORAGE AREAS. ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 21, 2013: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 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.