Chicago
44
BEAT

Paisans Pizzeria and Bar Clark

700 S Clark St, Chicago, IL 60605 · South Loop · Restaurant · High risk
BEAT
44/100

Passed most recently but 3 prior failures on record

Inspections
8
4 passed
Last Inspected
2024-07-12
Pass Rate
50%
3 failures
Score
44/100
BEAT
Passed most recent inspection (2024-07-12)
Failed 3 inspections (2023, 2021, 2020)
Documentation & Training issues found across 8 inspections
Employee Hygiene issues found across 7 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 12×
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Documentation & Training critical
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Other serious
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Food Temperature serious
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Plumbing & Waste critical
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Pest Activity critical
2024-07-12 Pass Canvass
1
minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

Date stickers not removed off containers during washing, instructed to remove.

2023-09-19 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
3
minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

3-304.14 OBSERVED A WIPING CLOTH BEING STORED ON A PREP TABLE AND NOT IN SANITIZING SOLUTION. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.

minor Other

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

4-904.11 OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED ON THE CUSTOMER DINING TABLES NOR IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(C) OBSERVED MINOR ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE FRYERS AND UNDER THE FLAT TOP GRILL. OBSERVED MEAT SLICER WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. OBSERVED SODA GUN HOLDER WITH AN ACCUMULATED BROWNISH SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.

2023-09-12 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 18
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

2-101.11 OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL PERSONS IN CHARGE MUST OBTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE AND BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES T...

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE NOR AN ORIGINAL/VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE POSTED WHILE TCS FOODS (PORK, BEEF) ARE BEING PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. ...

critical Employee Hygiene

NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE FOOD OR A PRE-APPROVED ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE PROPERLY ALLOWED

3-301.11(B) OBSERVED A MALE FOOD HANDLER CHOPPING READY TO EAT DICED TOMATOES (FOR SALAD) WITH HIS BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS IS PROHIBITED, FOOD HANDLERS MUST HANDLE ALL READY TO EAT FOODS WITH FOOD GRADE DISPOS...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.11 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION ABOVE.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE AND NO HAND DRYING PROVISION PROVIDED AT THE BAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND DRYING PROVISION SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WAS...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

5-205.11 OBSERVED A HAND WASHING SINK BLOCKED WITH ARTICLES IN THE BASIN OF THE HAND WASHING SINK AND A CART ALSO IN FRONT OF THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO NEVER BLOCK HAND WASHING SINKS AND NEVER STORED ITEMS INSIDE O...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

5-202.12(A) OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT RUNNING WATER AT BOTH HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION SAID HAND WASHING SINKS WERE ONLY MAINTAINING 71.6F. ALSO OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT RUNNING WATER AT ONE OF TWO HAND ...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

5-202.12(E) OBSERVED ONE OF TWO HAND WASHING SINKS ABOVE 120F (123F) IN THE MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HAND WASHING SINKS BELOW 120F IN ORDER TO PROMOTE ADEQUATE HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

4-601.11(A) OBSERVED A BLACK SUBSTANCE ON THE ICE MACHINE PANEL AND DRIPPING ONTO ICE THAT IS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND DISCARD ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE ICE MACHINE, AFTER SANITIZING MAKE ONE BATCH OF ICE AND DISCARD THEN CON...

serious Food Temperature

TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDS

3-501.19 OBSERVED FACILITY USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL FOR PIZZAS WITHOUT THE REQUIRED RECORDS ON SITE TO SHOW THE PRODUCTS TEMPERATURE WHEN REMOVED FROM THE OVEN AND THE DISCARD DATE AND TIME FOR THE PRODUCT. (TCS FOODS CAN ONLY BE OUT OF ...

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

3-304.14 OBSERVED A WIPING CLOTH BEING STORED ON A PREP TABLE AND NOT IN SANITIZING SOLUTION. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.

minor Other

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

4-904.11 OBSERVED PLATES NOT INVERTED ON THE CUSTOMER DINING TABLES NOR IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.

minor Employee Hygiene

GLOVES USED PROPERLY

3-304.15 OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT USING FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE GLOVES PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO GO OVER THE PROCEDURE OF WHEN TO USE/CHANGE GLOVES WITH ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

serious Food Temperature

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

4-302.13 OBSERVED NO HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE TEST STRIPS NOR AN IRREVERSIBLE THERMOMETER ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-601.11(C) OBSERVED MINOR ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE FRYERS AND UNDER THE FLAT TOP GRILL. OBSERVED MEAT SLICER WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. OBSERVED SODA GUN HOLDER WITH AN ACCUMULATED BROWNISH SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE OR PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.114 OBSERVED A BAG OF ONIONS BEING STORED DIRECTLY ON THE GROUND. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOODS AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM THE GROUND.

minor Other

SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC

8-304.11(A) OBSERVED THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DATED 8/29/22 NOT POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION THE FACILITY HAD A INSPECTION SUMMARY POSTED FROM 10/9/2020. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS POST THE MOST RECENT INSPEC...

2022-08-29 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 4
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH A VERIFIABLE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER IS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION...

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS PIZZA AND CHICKEN ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ...

critical Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED NO HOT WATER IN 1 OF THE 2 SINKS IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE ALL SINKS WITH HOT WATER

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MEET REQUIREMENTS.

2021-12-22 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
3
serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED ICE SCOOPER BEING STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACE EXPOSED. INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP BETWEEN USES.

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.

2021-12-15 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 5
serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED ICE SCOOPER BEING STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE WITH THE FOOD CONTACT SURFACE EXPOSED. INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP BETWEEN USES.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED NO CURRENT PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT A LICENSED PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND OPERATOR MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST 2 PEST INSPECTIONS A YEAR AND THE REPORTS MUST BE MAINTAINED IN THE LOG BOOK. INSTRUCTED TO...

serious Sanitation

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR SANITIZER OR FOR WARE WASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLAT...

minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS OBTAIN THIS CERTIFICATE.

2020-10-09 Pass License Re-Inspection
1
minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED BROOMS, DUST PANS AND MOPS NEXT TO KITCHEN UTILITY CLOSET IN A DISORDERLY MANNER. SAID TOOLS SHALL BE STORED IN AN ORDERLY MANNER ELEVATED FROM FLOOR.

2020-10-06 Fail License
3
serious Other

CONSUMER ADVISORY PROVIDED FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD

OBSERVED STEAK AND BURGERS ON MENU, SAID ITEMS CAN BE ORDERED UNDER COOKED. FOUND REMINDER ON MENU, FOUND NO FOOTNOTE OR DISCLOSURE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE FOOTNOTE, DISCLOSURE BY ASTERISKING AND REMINDER FOR ALL MENU ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDER...

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED BROOMS, DUST PANS AND MOPS NEXT TO KITCHEN UTILITY CLOSET IN A DISORDERLY MANNER. SAID TOOLS SHALL BE STORED IN AN ORDERLY MANNER ELEVATED FROM FLOOR.

minor Other

MISCELLANEOUS / PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS

FOUND OVER 4 EMPLOYEES WITHOUT FACE COVERING. FOUND FACE COVERING AROUND NECK. MUST COVER BOTH NOSE AND MOUTH WITH FACE COVERINGS AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

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