PROPER PIZZA CHICAGO, INC..

Chicago Health Dept

2459 N HALSTED ST · LINCOLN PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2024.

3 inspections on record since 2022 · Last inspected Apr 2024.

Last inspected Apr 2024. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

APR 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

APR 30

2024

PASS 3 violations

Minor Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

MUST PROPERLY LABELED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.

Minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED HANDLE OF SCOOP LOCATED IN FLOUR BIN TO BE IN CONTACT WITH FOOD ITEMS. ENSURE UTENSILS ARE STORED APPROPRIATELY IN BETWEEN USE.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED MOP STORED IN WATER IN BUCKET LOCATED IN MOP SINK. STORE IN ORDER TO APPROPRIATELY DRY IN BETWEEN USES.

MAR 28

2023

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 8 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

INADEQUATE HOT WATER IN BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WASHROOMS. MENS WASHROOM AT A MAXIMUM OF 92.1F AND WOMEN'S AT 89.7F. PLUMBER ARRIVED DURING THE INSPECTION AND INCREASED THE HOT WATER ABOVE 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Food Temperature

PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED PIZZAS BEING HELD IN AN UNHEATED DISPLAY CASE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 71.8F FOR SAUSAGE PIZZA AND 70.5F FOR CHEESE PIZZA. REVIEWED PROPER HOT HOLDING OF HOT FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE. NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS ON SITE FOR USING TIME AS A MEANS OF CONTROL. ALL PIZZAS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING AT THE FRONT PREP AREA MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN WITH FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Critical Plumbing & Waste

SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKUP ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE DISH AREA HAND SINK AND ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK. WASTE WATER FROM BOTH SINKS UNABLE TO PROPERLY DRAIN. PLUMBER ARRIVED DURING THE INSPECTION AND WAS ABLE TO ROUTE AND CLEAR THE DRAIN. WATER NOW DRAINING FREELY WITHOUT BACKUP. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS INCLUDING UNUSED COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE BASEMENT MUST BE REMOVED AND ALL OTHER NEEDED ITEMS MUST BE STORED ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT.

Minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.

MAR 16

2022

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON-SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.

Critical Other

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN AND KIT FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROCEDURE/PLAN AND MAINTAIN ANY APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.NO CITATION ISSUED

Minor Documentation & Training

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE

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