The Pasta Bowl - Lincoln Park, 2434 North Clark Street, Chicago, 60614 Illinois, United States

violation 7-38-005. -

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: low temp dish machine at rear prep area, dispensing improper sanitizer solution,0ppm. Unit was in use,dish rack inside. Instructed to use three compartment sink:wash rinse and sanitize 100ppm. Two days given. Technician was called by owner,reported on site at 2:10pm, by 2:15pm unit repaired and presently provides proper sanitizer solution, 100ppm priority violation:7-38-005

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: 4-602. 11(b-e) beginning mineral substance at interior panel of the ice machine. Instructed to clean, sanitize and maintain unit. -

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: found various kind of cooked pasta at improper temperature:spaghetti at temp of 56. 8f to 57f; short pasta at temp of 60. 8f to 64. 4f, food was stored on to shelves across from prep area. Cooked slice chicken at temp of 48. 6f stored inside the prep cooler at front prep area. Pounds 15,value 20. Cold food must maintain temp of 41 or below. Priority violation:7-38-005

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: 3-501. 17 observed tcs cooked foods, at outside walk-in cooler not properly date labeled with an expiration date beans(tuesday 4-7-20),dicedfrseh mozzarella cheese in water(monday 4-6-2020)and cooked sliced mushrooms( tueseday 4-7-2020)and a 1/2 gallon of buttermilk 3-28-2020) all discarded. Reviewed, all prepared cooked and ready to eat tcs foods held longer than 24 hours must be date labeled with an expiration date no longer than 7 days. Pounds 22, value 42. 75 priority foundation violation 7-38-005

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: front doors with 1/2 to 1/4' of gap under the front doors,instructed to rodent/insect proof said doors.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: outside at parking lot/ by the rear door, found two walk-in cooler un-locked with food( raw,coked and ready to eat food) stored inside. Unit not locked during the operation,instructed must lock and keep lock both doors for food protection.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must not use duct tape as a means of repair at rear door,equipment and throughout the premises. Surface must be smooth and cleanable.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: broken interior lid liner of white chest freezer by the dish machine,instructed to repair. Surface must be smooth,cleanable and non-absorbent surface

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: no chlorine chemical test strips on site to check sanitizing levels for the three compartment sink and for the low temp dish machine at 2:25pm technician on site, provided chemical test kit for the manager. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: debris on meat slicer at rear pizza area. Clean and maintain remove food

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: exterior missing metal cap at backflow prevention device at mop sink. Provided

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: leaking drain pipe under handwashing sink at dish room. Repair and maintain

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floor covering in poor repair broken and slippery in prep area(soup kettle area),replace,no cardboard must be use on floor. Broken wall behind the bar area around pipe seal,walls in all prep area must be washed/repaint

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: grout removed floor floor tiles under deep fryer and cooking equipment oil between the floor tiles. Broken cement floor inside the beer cooler, uneven and grimed cement floor around hot water tank and mop sink,must repair said floor. Surface must be smooth cleanable and non-absorbent surface

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: outside between walk-in coolers and premises excess items from tables shelves,plastic containers brooms etc,a lot items on cement floor,remove items not needed,re-organize area and elevate items.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: protective shield at rear prep area( soup kettle area)must be replaced. Must clean the other shields

61. Summary report displayed and visible to the public
- comments: previous summary report from 12-11-2019,report #2353150 is posted, however not visible to all customer in front of it wine bottles covers the summary report. Summary report must be visible to all customers.

Source: chicago.gov