Food Safety Report: The Slice Shop, 928 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60657 Illinois, United States

Report date: Apr 4, 2025
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no written employee health policy on site. Instructed facility to establish an appropriate employee health policy and maintain signed copies on site for all food employees in acknowledgment of reporting agreement. Priority foundation violation #7-38-010. Citation issued.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed hand sink in rear prep area not accessible. Basin was filled with. Instructed that sink must be accessible and maintained at all times. Priority foundation violation #7-38-030(c). Citation issued.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed improper internal temperatures of the following time/temperature control for safety food items inside the pizza prep cooler: pizza sauce 48. 2 f, ground sausage 48. 9 f, shredded mozzarella cheese 48. 9f, sliced mozzarella cheese 52. 2 f, ranch 48. 6 f, sliced onions 48. 7 f, giardiniera peppers 48. 9 f, sliced pepperoni 47. 8 f, manager discarded and denatured approximately 15 lbs valued at $23. 00 through denaturing process. Priority violation #7-38-005. Citation issued.

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety (tcs) foods (sliced italian beef, blue cheese crumbles, vodka sauce in rear 2 door refrigerator and tcs chocolate cake slices, tiramisu and instore prepared pizza in front grab and go cooler not date marked to indicate the product's name and date in which the food must be sold, discarded or consumed within 7 days. Instructed to provide proper labels for date marking and discard date for refrigerated, ready-to-eat, tcs foods held over 24hrs placed in all cold-holding units. Person in charge discarded and denatured approximately 10 lbs valued at $19 priority foundation violation #7-38-005. Citation issued

24. Time as a public health control; procedures & records
- comments: observed no written procedure for- or records of- time when prepared pizza stored in front display cases were removed from temperature control to the 4 hour discard time. Instructed to establish written procedure and maintain daily records of discard time. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

33. Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control
- comments: noted improper cold-hold temperature of pizza prep cooler. Ambient air 54. 9 f informed person in charge all refrigerator units shall maintain a proper temperature of 41f and below. Tagged unit must not be used until reinspected by chicago department of public health (cdph). Priority violation #7-38-005. Citation issued.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: observed dry ingredients stored in food containers throughout rear prep area without proper labeling of name. Instructed to provide a labels of common name for all items that have been removed from its original packaging.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed no pest control log-book for retail food operation at 928 w belmont, person in charge provided copies of service reports from 9/14/23, 1/8/24 and 3/12/24. Instructed person in charge all retail food establishments must maintain a logbook with address of business and service reports showing dates of inspection and shall be kept for a period of twelve (12) months and include a copy of the pest control company�s illinois department of public health (idph) license number. Instructed to provide. Priority foundation violation #7-38-020(c). Citation issued

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: noted cutting board at rear pizza prep cooler with deep cuts. Instructed to restore to a smooth and easy to clean surface by sanding and sealing or replace and maintain.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: noted continued non-compliance from report #2591186 conducted on 3/18/24. Previous core violations not corrected: (57)no food handlers training certificates on premises. Instructed manager all food handlers must be certified with names of employees on premises. (58)no food allergen training certificates on premises. Instructed all city of chicago certified food managers must have food allergen training certificates. Must correct core violations by the date on the report. Priority foundation violation #7-42-090. Citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov