PIZZERIA DEL MERCATO.

Chicago Health Dept

1154 W FULTON MARKET · WEST LOOP, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2017.

8 inspections on record since 2014 · Last inspected Apr 2017.

Last inspected Apr 2017. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
8
VIOLATIONS
52
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
APR 2017

INSPECTION HISTORY

APR 17
2017
PASS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

WALL IN KITCHEN AREA IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING AND STAINED, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,

MAR 28
2017
FAIL 9 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Other
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

NO RUNNING HOT WATER AT FRONT PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,

Serious Documentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO VALID ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED, OR AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO POST A VALID CERTIFICATE AT ALL TIMES, SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-012

Serious Other
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE ON PREVIOUS ORDER ISSUED, DATED 08/26/2016, REPORT #1953238, VIOLATION LISTED BELOW: 38 IMPROPER STOPPERS MISSING FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS. 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING. INSTD TO REPAIR. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-42-090

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

INTERIOR OF BOTTOM OF COOLERS SHELVES NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DERI,

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

BASEMENT FLOOR NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

WALL IN KITCHEN AREA IN POOR REPAIR, CHIPPING AND STAINED, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR,

Minor Food Storage & Handling
TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

EMPLOYEES PERSONAL ITEMS NOT STORED PROPERLY IN BASEMENT AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR EMPLOYEES BELONGING,

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET IN POOR, WATER LEAKING FROM BASE, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND BETTER MAINTAIN,

Minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASEMENT. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

AUG 26
2016
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 5 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Plumbing & Waste
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

NO HOT NOR TEMPERRED WATER (72.0F) AT EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM HANDSINKS. INSTD TO PROVIDE MINIMUM OF 85F AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.

Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED INBETWEEN PREP TABLE AND COOLER. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

ALUMINUM FOIL ON EXTERIOR SURFACE OF PREP COOLER AND STORAGE LEDGES. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL FOIL SO AS SURFACES TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, EASILY CLEANABLE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

IMPROPER STOPPERS MISSING FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER STOPPERS. 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET LEAKING. INSTD TO REPAIR.

Minor Other
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET

FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER RECORDS, LOGS AS REQUIRED.

MAY 29
2015
PASS 6 violations
Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS THAT ARE STORED/HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.

Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN STORAGE CONTAINERS, NO CANS.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIORS OF BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, KNIFE RACK, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR UPPER PANEL INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE(DUST AND DIRT BUILD-UP).

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREA AND IN SMALL BASEMENT AREA WHERE WOOD AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IS STORED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT (DIRT, SEDIMENT AND DEBRIS NOTED).

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

WALLS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AND DISHWASHING AREA NEED CLEANING AND/OR PAINTING.

Minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, MUST KEEP EQUIPMENT CLEAN.

MAY 18
2015
FAIL 10 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Food Temperature
FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE

COLD HOLD UNIT IN FRONT PIZZA PREP AREA NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. NOT CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD STORAGE. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. CRITICAL 7-38-005(A).

Critical Pest Activity
OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OVERFLOWING TRASH OBSERVED IN WEST GARBAGE DUMPSTER AND DEBRIS ALL OVER THE GROUND AROUND BOTH DESIGNATED DUMPSTERS IN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. MUST KEEP GARBAGE INSIDE THE RECEPTACLES WITH LID CLOSED AND KEEP SURROUNDING GROUND AREA CLEAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.

Serious Other
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION NOTED 10-16-14 ON REPORT# 1497867 NOT CORRECTED: -38- MUST INSTALL A MOP SINK ON SITE. MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE FOR THE COFFEE MAKER, TEA MAKER, ICE MACHINE AND ALL EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE WATER SUPPLY. NON COMPLIANT - SERIOUS 7-42-090.

Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

ALL PREPARED FOODS AND FOODS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL CONTAINERS THAT ARE STORED/HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.

Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED IN STORAGE CONTAINERS, NO CANS.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIORS OF BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, KNIFE RACK, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR UPPER PANEL INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE(DUST AND DIRT BUILD-UP).

Minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREA AND IN SMALL BASEMENT AREA WHERE WOOD AND UNUSED EQUIPMENT IS STORED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT (DIRT, SEDIMENT AND DEBRIS NOTED).

Minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

WALLS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AND DISHWASHING AREA NEED CLEANING AND/OR PAINTING.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

SEE VIOLATION #29.

Minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN BASEMENT NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, MUST KEEP EQUIPMENT CLEAN.

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DEC 30
2014
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 8 violations
Serious Documentation & Training
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED. ALSO, NO VALID PROOF OF CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST PROVIDE. (SOUP,CHILI,ETC)SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012

Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS. NOTED KNIVES BEING IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN A PREP COOLER AND A PREP TABLE. MUST PROPERLY STORE KNIVES.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST DISCARD ALL BROKEN AND CRACKED MULTI USE ITEM CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE AND THE MICROWAVE.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE VENTS AT THE PIZZA OVEN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL A MOP SINK ON SITE. MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE FOR THE COFFEE MAKER, TEA MAKER,ICE MACHINE AND ALL EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE WATER SUPPLY.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPAIR THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE PIZZA OVEN.

OCT 23
2014
PASS 5 violations
Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS. NOTED KNIVES BEING IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN A PREP COOLER AND A PREP TABLE. MUST PROPERLY STORE KNIVES.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST DISCARD ALL BROKEN AND CRACKED MULTI USE ITEM CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE AND THE MICROWAVE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL A MOP SINK ON SITE. MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE FOR THE COFFEE MAKER, TEA MAKER,ICE MACHINE AND ALL EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE WATER SUPPLY.

OCT 16
2014
FAIL 8 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Other
ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

MUST PROPERLY INSTALL A HAND SINK IN THE FRONT PIZZA PREP AREA.

Critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

NOTED EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE AND OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 20-30 LIVE SMALL AND LARGE FLIES ON SITE UNDER THE ONE COMPARTMENT SINK, UNDER THE COFFEE PREP STATION, ALONG WALLS, ON CUTTING BOARDS AND IN THE DINING AREA. MUST REMOVE INSECTS, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. ALSO NOTED AN APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE WEST DINING ROOM EXIT DOOR. MUST REPAIR AND MAKE COMPLETELY INSECT AND RODENT PROOF. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020

Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST PROPERLY LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES

MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS. NOTED KNIVES BEING IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN A PREP COOLER AND A PREP TABLE. MUST PROPERLY STORE KNIVES.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST SEAL SMALL OPENING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE EXIT DOOR LEADING TO THE ATTAHCED GARAGE. MUST DISCARD ALL BROKEN AND CRACKED MULTI USE ITEM CONTAINERS.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE AND THE MICROWAVE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST INSTALL A MOP SINK ON SITE. MUST INSTALL A BACKFLOW DEVICE FOR THE COFFEE MAKER, TEA MAKER,ICE MACHINE AND ALL EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE WATER SUPPLY.

Minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN BASEMENT. MUST STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

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