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LIZZANO
636 N WELLS ST , CHICAGO, IL, 60654
Health Inspection: okay
Official health department data. Inspected 2024-11-05; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
7 findings at the latest imported inspection (2024-11-05), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2024-11-05: License
Pass w/ Conditions
- Not Critical: CHI-5 — PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS - Comments: OBSERVED NO DISINFECTANT EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN DISINFECTANT EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS AND MAINTAIN ON SITE AT TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
- Not Critical: CHI-36 — THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO VISIBLE THERMOMETERS IN INTERIOR OF SMALL COLD HOLDING UNIT IN FRONT PREP AND TWO ONE DOOR REFRIGERATORS IN REAR PREP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS.
- Not Critical: CHI-38 — INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED OPENINGS AT LEFT SIDE BASE OF EXIT DOOR ON NORTHSIDE OF FACILITY, OPENINGS IN MIDDLE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF FRONT ENTANCE DOUBLE DOORS, AND OPENINGS IN MIDDLE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND AT BASE OF BOTH DOUBLE DOORS IN DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
- Not Critical: CHI-49 — NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR OF BOTH SMALL COLD HOLDING UNITS IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIORS OF BOTH SMALL COLD HOLDING UNITS IN FRONT PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED SPILLS ON INTERIOR OF ONE DOOR REFRIGERATOR WITH WHITE INTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF SAID REFRIGERATORS IN REAR PREP AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE AT HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE HOT WATER PRESSURE AT HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN DISHWASHING AREA THAT WILL NOT BE USED BY FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED.
- Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED NO MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN BOTH ALL GENDER WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR INSTALL MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN BOTH ALL GENDER WASHROOMS OF SUFFICIENT CAPACITY.
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