LITTLE CAESAR'S PIZZA Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: FOUND UNCOOKED PIZZAS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: 10.5LBS OF CHEESE, SAUSAGE, AND PEPPERONI PIZZA AT TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 61.2F TO 69.7F. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED FOOD, VALUED AT $45 AS STATED BY OPERATOR. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).

Ill food workers cause 70% of foodborne outbreaks. Proper reporting prevents transmission of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella, and other serious diseases.

All food employees must understand and follow health reporting requirements and food safety responsibilities.

Employees must: Report illness symptoms and exposures; Be excluded/restricted when ill; Understand their role in preventing foodborne illness; Follow proper hygiene practices; Have signed health policy on file.

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND OR SERVED (CHEESE, SAUSAGE, PEPPERONI, ETC). ADDITIONALLY NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES FOUND POSTED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND/OR SERVED AND CERTIFICATES MUST BE POSTED. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012(A).

Temperatures above 41°F allow rapid bacterial multiplication, doubling every 20 minutes.

Cold foods must be held at 41°F or below.

Maintain 41°F or below; Check temperatures regularly; Properly functioning refrigeration; Thermometers in all units; Keep doors closed.

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND OR SERVED (CHEESE, SAUSAGE, PEPPERONI, ETC). ADDITIONALLY NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES FOUND POSTED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND/OR SERVED AND CERTIFICATES MUST BE POSTED. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012(A).

Temperatures above 41°F allow rapid bacterial multiplication, doubling every 20 minutes.

Cold foods must be held at 41°F or below.

Maintain 41°F or below; Check temperatures regularly; Properly functioning refrigeration; Thermometers in all units; Keep doors closed.