Food Safety Report: Mariano's, 3145 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60608 Illinois, United States

Report date: Mar 27, 2025
16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: 4-501. 112 observed high temperature dish machine located in the bakery department not adequately sanitizing with a final rinse temperature at 90f (per gauge). Instructed to discontinue use, repair and always maintain an adequate sanitizing final rinse hot water temperature of 180f at all times. Ht dish machine tagged and held for inspection and may not be used. Priority violation. Citation issued 7-38-025.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: 3-501. 16 observed tcs foods (raw sushi) at inadequate cold holding temperatures in a cold holding unit in the customer service area. At the time of the inspection, raw sushi temperatures ranged between 50f-55f. Instructed to discard and denature said items and always maintain all tcs cold holding foods at 41f or below at all times. Manager discarded said items during the inspection. Priority violation. Citation issued 7-38-005.

24. Time as a public health control; procedures & records
- comments: 3-501. 19 observed adequate records not available for today's date (3/27/25) for inspector's review for tcs foods that are held using time as a temperature control (cooked pizza). At the time of the inspection manager presented a record for the dates of 3/26/25 and 3/25/25. Instructed to discard said tcs foods and always maintain adequate up to date logs at all times for all tcs foods that are held as time for temperature control. Manager discarded said tcs food during the inspection. Priority foundation. Citation issued 7-38-005.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: 6-501. 111 observed evidence of pest activity on site. Observed about 75 live small flies on the walls and multiple boxes plus flying around the bakery prep area. Observed about 10 rodent droppings in the rear dry storage area along the wall. Instructed to eliminate pest activity, clean and sanitize affected areas and recommended contacting pest control for a service. Priority foundation. Citation issued 7-38-020(a).

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: 2-402. 11 observed bakery food handlers with caps on however their hair was not properly restrained, hair was loose outside of the caps. Instructed to always properly restrain hair at all times in all food prep areas.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: 4-302. 13 observed no high temperature dish machine test strips on site to properly test the high temperature dish machines on site. Instructed to provide high temperature dish machine test strips (that measure the surface temperature of 160f) at all times. Priority foundation. Citation issued 7-38-005.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: 4-601. 11 observed the deli meat and cheese slicers with accumulated food debris. Instructed to clean after each use.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 114 observed the dry storage area with items on the floor and against the walls. Instructed to remove items stored on the ground and elevate everything at least 6 inches from the wall and the ground.

Source: chicago.gov