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Villa Palermo Pizza

September 12, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings21
critical findings3

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: 6-301.12 NO PAPER TOWELS LOCATED OR AVAILABLE AT THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK. MANAGEMENT PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.14(A) NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 NO WRITTEN PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: 3-501.16(A)(2)(A) THE FOLLOWING FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE PIZZA PREP COOLER. SAUSAGE AT 53.8F AND 65.8F, PEPPERONI AT 69.8F, COOKED SPINACH AT 68.7F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. APPROXIMATELY 25LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $75.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: 3-501.17 (A-B) ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS HELD LONGER THAN 24 HOURS MUST BE PROPERLY DATE MARKED WITH PRODUCT NAME. PREPARATION AND EXPIRATION DATES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: 3-603.11(A) NO POSTED CONSUMER ADVISORY OR PRINTED ON MENU. NO DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ON MENU FOR BURGERS. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: 4-301.11 PIZZA PREP COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A TEMPERATURE OF 41F. COOLER FOUND AT 71.2F WITH FOOD SUCH AS SAUSAGE AT 65.8F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 33
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-204.112 MISSING INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER. MUST PROVIDE.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-302.12 ALL BULK FOOD AND SPICE CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH PRODUCT NAME.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-202.15 REAR EXIT SCREENED DOOR NOT RODENT OR INSECT PROOFED. TORN MESH SCREEN WITH LARGE OPEN GAPS. ALSO REAR DOOR AND FRONT DOOR NOTED PROPPED OPEN. DOORS MUST BE CLOSED. REAR SCREEN DOOR MUST BE REPAIRED WITH NO TORN MESH, OPEN HOLES OR GAPS.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: 3-307.11 MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK.
code 39
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 3-304.14 ALL PREP AREA WET WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: 3-4.12(E) SCOOPS FOR BULK FOODS MUST NOT BE STORED INSIDE THE FOOD.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: 4-903.11 (B)(2) ALL TO GO CONTAINERS MUST BE STORED COVERED OR INVERTED.
code 44
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-202.16 MUST NOT USE PLASTIC SODA CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR THE BOX FREEZER AND COOKS LINE TALL REACH-IN COOLER. • 4-101.11(E) MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE BOX FREEZER. FOOD CONTACT CONTAINERS MUST BE WASHABLE OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC. • 4-101.19 RAW WOODEN WALL MOUNT FOR THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK MUST BE PAINTED, SEALED TO BE NON-ABSORBENT. • 4-101.11(E) RUSTY METAL WITH CHIPPING, PEELING PAINT ON INTERIOR SHELVING OF THE COOKS LINE TALL REACH-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE/RESEAL AND REMOVE RUST.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) EXTERIOR OF BOTH COOKS LINE GAS STOVES WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS.---- INTERIOR OF THE ICE CREAM FREEZER WITH FOOD SPILLAGE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15 LEAK INTO BUCKETS UNDER TWO COMPARTMENTS OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK REPAIRED WITH PLASTIC WRAP AND SUPPORTED BY SODA CRATES AND BRICK. MUST PROPERLY REPAIR SINK AND REMOVE BRICK AND PLASTIC CRATES. • 5-204.12 BACK FLOW PREVENTER NOT LOCATED AT THE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO BE LOCATED, SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11 MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR THE FLOORS AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK OR THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 6-305.11(B) EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN THE FOOD PREP OR FOOD CONTACT AREAS. MUST PROVIDE STORAGE FOR EMPLOYEES BELONGINGS.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: 2-102.13 NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING, PROOF OF NEW EMPLOYMENT OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
code 57
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 9, 2017: 20 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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