Food Safety Report: Little Caesar Pizza #1648, 2601 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, Il, USA.

2601 West Cermak Road, Chicago, 60608 Illinois, United States

Report date: Aug 7, 2025
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed no certified food manager on site during the inspection while open and operating. Instructed certified food manager must be on site at all times with the original city of chicago food service manager certificate. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012, citation issued

8. Hands clean & properly washed
- comments: observed employee washing hands and did not dry them with a hand dryer. Instructed must properly wash, rinse, and dry hands priority 7-38-010, citation issued

8. Hands clean & properly washed
- comments: observed employee leave the toilet room and did not wash hands upon entering the food prep area. Instructed to wash hands after every possible contamination and after leaving the toilet room. Priority 7-38-010, citation consolidated with above violation

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: observed dry ingredient containers and squirt bottles with not labeled with common food name. Instructed to label and maintain.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed pest control logbook is missing required information (logbook was empty). Missing record of visits and missing copy of service ticket that sets forth the pest control idph license number. Must provide and maintain all required pest control records and documents. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020 (c), citation issued

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed approximately 20 live small flying insects on site during inspection in the following areas: in dishwashing, coming from the floor drain at the 1 compartment sink, and in the food prep area on the walls and ceilings and flying around. Instructed to eliminate small fly activity and recommended to contact pest control. Priority foundation violation 7-38-020(a), citation issued

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: observed speed racks of uncooked pizzas not covered while proofing in the food prep area. Instructed to cover food items and maintain.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: observed majority food handlers with hair restraints on while in the food prep area, preparing food. Instructed to provide and maintain.

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: observed no receptacle with a lid in the all-gender toilet room. Instructed to provide and maintain.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: observed no food handler certificates on site. Instructed all food handlers must take food handler course and maintain records on site.

Source: chicago.gov