BACCI PIZZA LITTLE ITALY INC..
1421 W TAYLOR · WEST LOOP, CHICAGO
Failed 3 of 8 inspections. 5 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
JAN 142019PASS W/ CONDITIONS14 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
2-501.11 NO CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AND PROVIDE STEM THERMOMETERS ON HAND AT ALL TIMES. PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
ALL CONTAINERS OF INGREDIENTS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
ALL FLY STRIPS MUST BE REMOVED. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
LARGE CAN OPENER IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
ALL RAW WOOD IN NEED OF SEALING. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
LEAK AT 1 COMP PREP SINK FAUCET IN BASEMENT. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
SODA DISPENSOR MUST DRAIN TO OPEN DRAIN SITE. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
FLOORS THROUGH OUT FIRST AND BASEMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
WALLS IN FIRST FLOOR PREP AND BASEMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPLATTER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
LIGHTS IN BASEMNT IN NEED OF SHIELDING. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
PA 100-0367 THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER DID NOT HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING
APR 232018PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
MUST REPLACE BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA. DEFROST EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION FROM DEEP FREEZERS IN BASEMENT. REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE MISSING HANDEL ON STEAM TABLE LIDS. PAINT OR STAIN RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ROOM. DISCONTINUE USING SODA & MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT FRONT & BASEMENT PREP AREAS, PROVIDE CORRECT RACKS FOR FOOD AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE.
MUST CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM FRYER IN FRONT PREP AREA.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT FRONT AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS. CLEAN FLOOR UNDER DISH MACHINE AND 3-COMP SINK IN THE BASEMENT. ALSO, REPAIR CRACKED FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AREA.
MUST REPAIR CRACKED/BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT PREP AREA. ALSO, REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND FRONT UNDER KITCHEN HOOD.
MUST REPAIR SLOW DRAIN IN HAND SINK NEXT TO FRONT PREP AREA DOOR. ALSO, REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 1-COMP SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA.
APR 162018FAILED8 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED A PINK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. SUBSTANCE LIKELY TO CONTAMINATE ICE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USING MACHINE UNTIL SERVICED, CLEANED, AND SANITIZED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 25 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON FOOD, WALLS AND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
MUST REPLACE BROKEN DOOR GASKET ON 2-DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA. DEFROST EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION FROM DEEP FREEZERS IN BASEMENT. REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS IN WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE MISSING HANDEL ON STEAM TABLE LIDS. PAINT OR STAIN RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE ROOM. DISCONTINUE USING SODA & MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT FRONT & BASEMENT PREP AREAS, PROVIDE CORRECT RACKS FOR FOOD AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE.
MUST CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM FRYER IN FRONT PREP AREA.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT FRONT AND BASEMENT PREP AREAS. CLEAN FLOOR UNDER DISH MACHINE AND 3-COMP SINK IN THE BASEMENT. ALSO, REPAIR CRACKED FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AREA.
MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM FAN GUARDS IN WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT, ALSO FROM CEILING VENTS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS.
MUST REPAIR CRACKED/BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT PREP AREA. ALSO, REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND FRONT UNDER KITCHEN HOOD.
MUST REPAIR SLOW DRAIN IN HAND SINK NEXT TO FRONT PREP AREA DOOR. ALSO, REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 1-COMP SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA.
JUN 72017PASSED1 violationDETAILS
CRACKED FLOOR SURFACE BASEMENT AREA, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND BETTER MAINTAIN,
MAY 312017FAILED7 violationsDETAILS
NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPES PROVIDE FOR TESTING SANITIZING SOLUTION, AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CHEMICAL SANITIZING STRIPS UPON NEXT INSPECTION, SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-030
CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE ON PREVIOUS ORDER ISSUED, DATED 08/02/2016, REPORT #1948572, VIOLATION LISTED BELOW: 32 MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND AND PREP SINKS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA. 35 LARGE SEWER LINES ABOVE FOOD STORAGE IN BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO INCASE PIPES OR MOVE FOOD STORAGE AWAY FROM UNDER THE PIPES. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-42-090
PRE PACKAGED SNACKS OFFERED FOR SALE FRONT COUNTER AREA NOT PROPERLY LABELED WITH INGREDIENTS, INSTRUCTED TO LABELED,
INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE BASEMENT AREA NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,
CRACKED FLOOR SURFACE BASEMENT AREA, INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND BETTER MAINTAIN,
CLUTTER IN STORAGE AREAS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND BETTER MAINTAIN,
Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.
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AUG 22016PASSED4 violationsDETAILS
MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND AND PREP SINKS IN BASEMENT PREP AREA.
LARGE SEWER LINES ABOVE FOOD STORAGE IN BASEMENT, INSTRUCTED TO INCASE PIPES OR MOVE FOOD STORAGE AWAY FROM UNDER THE PIPES.
INADEQUATE LIGHTING IN BASEMENT WALK-IN COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE MORE LIGHTING.
DUSTY OLD VENT ABOVE DOUGH ROLLER AT FIRST FLOOR, INSTRUCTED TO COVER OR CAP
APR 202016PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
PAINT IS CHIPPING FROM THE EXHAUST STRUCTURE TO THE LEFT OF THE MAIN HOODS. REPAIR THE EXHAUST STRUCTURE AND CEILING TO BE SMOOTH AND DURABLE AT THESE LOCATIONS.
THE STRING LIGHTS ABOVE THE PIZZA DISPLAY COUNTER ARE MADE OF GLASS AND ARE NOT PROPERLY SHIELDED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SHATTER-RESISTANT BULBS OR LIGHT SHIELDS FOR THESE LIGHTS.
APR 182016FAILED4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT FOR PIZZA NOT PROVIDED. MUST PROVIDE HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT WHICH MAINTAINS HOT FOOD AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
SNEEZE GUARD NOT PROVIDED AT FRONT DISPLAY COUNTER. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
THE COVING IS DETACHING FROM THE WALL IN THE CASHIER AREA. REPAIR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY, IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND AT THE WALL EDGES. MUST PROVIDE A DRAIN COVER FOR THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE DISH WASHING AREA.
A SQUARE PATCH (APPROX. 1 SQUARE FOOT LARGE) JUST OUTSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER IS DETACHING FROM THE CEILING. PAINT IS CHIPPING FROM THE EXHAUST STRUCTURE TO THE LEFT OF THE MAIN HOODS. REPAIR THE EXHAUST STRUCTURE AND CEILING TO BE SMOOTH AND DURABLE AT THESE LOCATIONS.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health. We'd love to link you straight to this restaurant's record — turns out Chicago considers that a luxury. The full dataset is what's on offer →