LEONA'S PIZZA.

Chicago Health Dept

3877 N ELSTON AVE · NORTH CENTER, CHICAGO

Failed most recent inspection (Mar 2022).

5 inspections on record since 2019 · Last inspected Mar 2022.

Last inspected Mar 2022. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
5
VIOLATIONS
40
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
MAR 2022

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 16
2022
FAIL 17 violations 4 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. IE:COOKED EGGS AT 38.5F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED SEVERAL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN DRY STORAGE WITH NO LABEL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS [SUGAR, SALT, SEASONINGS].

Critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED FRONT DOOR AND REAR EXIT DOOR WITH 1/4 INCH GAPS IN THEM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO TIGHTEN DOORS IN ORDER TO AVOID PEST HARBORAGE.

Minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS USED FOR WIPING COUNTERS AND EQUIPMENT FOUND ON COUNTERS. WIPING CLOTHS IN USE FOR COUNTERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT MUST BE KEPT IN A SANITIZER SOLUTION BETWEEN USES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PLACE CLOTHS IN A SANITIZER SOLUTION.

Minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

EQUIPMENTS IN DISH ROOM FOUND STORED UNDER ROOF DRAIN PIPE. EQUIPMENT MUST NOT BE STORED UNDER ANY POTENTIAL SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ENCASE PIPE OR SOFFIT.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED SOILED CAN OPENER IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN CAN OPENER.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON WALK IN COOLER AND ON PREP COOLERS IN SERVICE AREA. OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON CONDENSER UNIT IN WALK IN FREEZER. OBSERVED WATER LEAKING FROM WATER PUMP IN BACK OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR GASKETS, REMOVE ICE AND FIX WATER PUMP.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED SEVERAL SHELVES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, IN THE WALK IN COOLER, AND IN THE DISH MACHINE ROOM SOILED WITH DUST AND DEBRIS. OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DEBRIS ON INTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE OBSERVED SOIL BUILD UP ON INTERIOR OF COOLERS IN FOOD PREP AREA OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING UTILIZED AS SHELVING INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN ALL SHELVING, INTERIOR OF COOLERS AND INTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD SHELVING.

Critical Plumbing & Waste
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

OBSERVED FLOODING OF WASTE WATER FROM HAND SINK IN DISH ROOM. SINK IS UNABLE TO BE UTILIZED WITHOUT WASTE WATER CONTAMINATING FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SINK SO THAT WASTE WATER IS PROPERLY DISPOSED AS REQUIRED PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Pest Activity
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER NOT MAINTAINED: WASTE GREASE CONTAINER WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ON TOP OF LID AND OIL SPILLAGE ONTO GROUND FLOOR THROUGHOUT DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MAINTAIN WASTE GREASE CONTAINERS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(b), CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED BROKEN TILES IN KITCHEN UNDERNEATH DISH MACHINE OBSERVED CEILING CAVED IN NORTHWEST CORNER OF DISH ROOM

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOOR IN PREP AREA CONTSTRUCTED OF UNAPPROVED BUILDING MATERIALS AND IS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR FLOOR TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE

Minor Sanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

VENTILATION HOODS ABOVE GRIDDLE AREA FOUND WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD.

Minor Food Temperature
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED LIGHT SHEILD MISSING OVER LIGHTS IN FOOD PREP AREA ABOVE HOT HOLDING FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHEILD

Minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING INSIDE WALK IN COOLER. SEVERAL ITEMS COULD NOT BE SEEN WITHOUT FLASH LIGHT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING FOR WALK IN COOLER

Minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

MANAGER ON SITE DOES NOT HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ACQUIRE FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATION.

NOV 23
2020
PASS 2 violations
Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES AND EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.

NOV 13
2020
FAIL 18 violations 3 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. IE:COOKED EGGS AT 38.5F. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE A WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY VERIFIED BY ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Food Storage & Handling
FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED

OBSERVED RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN CHICKEN IN THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER STORED IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE COOLER DIRECTLY NEXT TO READY TO EAT SLICED CHEESE THEN MOVED TO A DIFFERENT COOLER AND THEN STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE READY TO EAT LASAGNA. REVIEWED PROPER FOOD PROTECTION AND SEPARATING RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINES UPPER WATER RESERVOIR WITH BLACK AND PINK SLIME SUBSTANCE ON ICE FOR CONSUMPTION CONTACT SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SLIME SUBSTANCE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

CHEMICAL DISH MACHINE NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING CHLORINE SANITIZER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. 0 PPM CHLORINE NOTED. NO DISHES BEING WASHED DURING THE INSPECTION. NO CITATION ISSUED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND PROPERLY DISPENSES SANITIZER. C.D.P.H. CONTACTED FOR TAG REMOVAL.

Serious Food Storage & Handling
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED PREPARED, READY TO EAT TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED EGGS, COOKED CHICK, SLICED CHEESES, COOKED LASAGNA, COOKED PASTA, COOKED ROAST BEEF, BACON, ALFREDO SAUCE, CHICKEN SOUP, NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE. FOODS EITHER WITH NO LABELS OR LABELED WITH THE PREP DATE ONLY. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

Minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

BROKEN/MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON THE COOKS LINE COOLER DOOR. MUST REPLACE.-----MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS A DOOR HANDLE FOR THE PREP OVEN.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

RUSTY, FOOD ENCRUSTED METAL RACK SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE RUST, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS WITH DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS. METAL RACK FOOD CART WITH EXCESSIVE ENCRUSTED FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

UNUSED COOLERS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES.----EMPLOYEE BICYCLES MUST NOT BE STORED INSIDE THE DRY FOOD STORAGE ROOM.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

DIRTY, STAINED CEILING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----DAMAGED CEILING IN THE DISH MACHINE ROOM FALLING FROM THE CEILING. MUST REPAIR.----WALL AT THE DISH MACHINE WITH BLACKENED, DAMAGED TILES. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO BE CLEAN, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.----MUST NOT USE UNEVEN, EXPANDING SPRAY FOAM AS A SEALANT ON WALLS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. MUST REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

Minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

MISSING LIGHT SHEILD ABOVE THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.

Minor Food Storage & Handling
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NOTED EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS BEING STORED IN THE DRY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING. MUST PROVIDE DESIGNATED STORAGE AREA FOR EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONGINGS.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.

Minor Other
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #49-OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON WALK IN FREEZER CONDENSER. MUST REMOVE SAID ICE BLOCK BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN. FROM 6-19-19 #2293861 NOT CORRECTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

JUN 19
2019
PASS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON WALK IN FREEZER CONDENSER. MUST REMOVE SAID ICE BLOCK BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.

MAY 29
2019
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED SOME PREP AREA REACH IN COOLERS RUBBER DOOR SEALS NOT TIGHT FITTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER REACH IN COOLERS DOOR SEALS MUST TIGHT FIT.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED ICE BUILD UP ON WALK IN FREEZER CONDENSER. MUST REMOVE SAID ICE BLOCK BUILD UP AND MAINTAIN.

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