GIORDANO'S

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLES AND MAINTAIN.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP INSIDE CEILING LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON CEILING ABOVE DISHWASHING MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED EXCESS BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENT IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2598590 ON08/05/2024. VIOLATION#51 OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN BETWEEN PIZZA PREP AREA AND BAR AREA TO BE SLOW DRAINING, BUT STILL FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE HAND #55. OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES EXPOSING THE JOISTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES ABOVE WALK IN COOLER IN REAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE CEILING TILES AND ENCLOSE AREA. #55. OBSERVED DAMAGED FRAMEWORK FOR THE DROPDOWN CEILING NEXT TO THE WALK IN COOLER ON LEFT SIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE CEILING FRAMEWORK AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGN IN THE BAR AREA HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE APPROPROATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE.

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN PEPSI COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA: MILK AT 56.8F, HAM AT 57.8F, BOX OF CREAMERS AT 57.5F, AND TOMATO SOUP AT 57.7. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED ALL ITEMS AT THIS TIME. APPROX. 10 LBS WITH A $50 VALUE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL TCS COLD FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES.

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL - Comments: OBSERVED IN USE PEPSI COOLER WITH TCS FOOD ITEMS SUCH AS HAM AND MILK IN REAR PREP AREA UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 57.8F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION, CITATION ISSUED, 7-38-005.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN BETWEEN PIZZA PREP AREA AND BAR AREA TO BE SLOW DRAINING, BUT STILL FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE HAND SINK.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES EXPOSING THE JOISTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES ABOVE WALK IN COOLER IN REAR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE CEILING TILES AND ENCLOSE AREA.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DAMAGED FRAMEWORK FOR THE DROPDOWN CEILING NEXT TO THE WALK IN COOLER ON LEFT SIDE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE CEILING FRAMEWORK AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: FOUND NO SPLASH GUARDS AT HAND SINK BY PIZZA PREPARATION AREAS.MUST PROVIDE.

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: SANITATION MANAGERS WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.MUST PROVIDE.

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED - Comments: NOTED SERVING PLATES ON SHELVES IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA, REAR DISHWASHING AREA, AND DINING AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION.

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: NOTED WASHROOMS ON-PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLES AND NO LIDS (EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CANS WITH LIDS AT ALL WOMEN'S WASHROOMS AND UNISEX WASHROOMS

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: NOTED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERLOADED AND PREVENTING PROPER LID CLOSURE. ALSO NOTED MISSING LID ON SAME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LID FOR DUMPSTER AND ENSURE IT ALWAYS CLOSED TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: 2-101.11 NO PERSON ON SITE WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: 3-304.14 WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-101.11(B, C, D, E) BROKEN DOOR HANDLE ON THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-201.11 MISSING WALL TILES AND HOLES IN THE TILES ON THE WALL UNDER THE HOT HOLDING UNIT IN THE REAR KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.----- ALL ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE ROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.----- MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE DISH MACHINE AREA AND AT THE WASHBOWL AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: 2-102.13 NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION IN BETWEEN USE.

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: BROKEN DOOR HANDLE ON THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: ALL ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE ROOM MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE DISH MACHINE AREA AND AT THE WASHBOWL AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: MISSING WALL TILES AND HOLES IN THE TILES ON THE WALL UNDER THE HOT HOLDING UNIT IN THE REAR KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR.

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER. MUST PROVIDE.

SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC - Comments: PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT FROM 1-16-20 NOT POSTED TO PLAIN VIEW OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS CUSTOMERS. SUMMARY FOUND IN A BINDER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS (CHEESE, SAUSAGE, ETC.) ARE PREPARED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012.

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS - Comments: NO SANITIZING TEST STRIPS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. MUST PROVIDE SANITIZING TEST STRIPS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISHMACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: NOTED A NEWLY ADDED BAR ON PREMISE WITH NO ONE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR DUMPING OF ICE OR OTHER LIQUIDS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A ONE COMPARTMENT SINK.

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: NOTED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT THE HAND WASH SINK OF THE PIZZA PREP STATION (BOTH HOT AND COLD FAUCETS). INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE THE WATER PRESSURE TO MEET THE CITY RULES.

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: NOTED MULTIPLE HOLES AND OPENINGS ALONG PIPING AT THE HEATING AND UTILITY SINK AT THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PEST.

CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORE PROPERLY ON SHELVING UNITS. MUST STORE INVERTED.

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT COFFEE BREWING MACHINE WATERLINE. MUST PROVIDE.