Spacca Napoli

Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to provide thermometer visible and accurate inside all coolers.

Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

Inspector’s note: Food and non food items must be stored 6" off the floor to prevent contamination and for easy access on cleaning (no milk crates) in the basement storage area and inside the liquor/wine walk in cooler.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain storage racks with white moldlike build-up inside the walk-in cooler in the basement.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Instructed to detail clean and maintain floors along the walls and in all coreners, under storage racks in the basement storage area.

Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

Inspector’s note: Observed no backflow prevention device for the utility sink located in the employee toilet room in the basement. Instructed the person in charge to provide a backflow prevention device located so that it may be serviced and maintained.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Must no use broken lids for gelato containers. Provide food-grade disposable plastic bags. Replace broken lids.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Must not use milk crates as a means of elevation for stored items

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Some cutting boards in the kitchen with dark stains and deep cuts, must refinish or replace said cutting boards

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Accumulated grease/dust and food debris on walls, utility connections, and equipment surfaces behind the cooking line.must clean and maintain.

Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

Inspector’s note: Must not use cloth towels as liner for shelving in the prep area .

Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

Inspector’s note: Cover is needed at receptacle in staff washroom, basement area

In-use utensils weren’t stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Noted serving plates at the waiters station and kitchen prep not properly stored. Instructed to invert all serving plates and cutlery during storage to prevent dust accumulation

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Noted rough and unfinished brick walls crumble to the touch in basement area throughout the storage areas:dry food storage,liquor and chemical and paper goods instructed to refinish walls to be smooth and easily cleanable.

Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

Inspector’s note: Label food bottles/containers with common name,once is removed from original containers

Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

Inspector’s note: No splashguard between front exposed hand sink at coffee station and at rear bar area. Must install splashguard surface must be smooth,cleanable and non-absorbent surface

Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

Inspector’s note: Wiping cloths are to be used for a designated purpose and stored in sanitizer solution and maintain proper concentration -

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: Noted some use of milk crates for elevation at storage area, instructed not to use milk crates for elevation to prevent hiding places for pest. Must provide raised shelves for housekeeping.

Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

Inspector’s note: Noted rough and unfinished brick walls crumble to the touch in basement area throughout the storage areas:dry food storage,liquor and chemical and paper goods instructed to refinish walls to be smooth and easily cleanable.

A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

Inspector’s note: Previous core violation not corrected from 9-13-18,report #2222256, #16) 4-602.11(e)(4) noted slight discoloration inside the upper compartment of ice machine. Instructed to clean, sanitize and maintain. Priority foundation violation:7-42-090

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: 4-202.16 noted ice scoop by the ice machine with no ice scoop holder at the basement prep area. Instructed to provide an ice scoop holder.

Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

Inspector’s note: 4-201.11 noted torn rubber gasket at the 2 door refrigeration unit of the service station by the prep area. Instructed to repair and maintain and/or replace

Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

Inspector’s note: 4-202.18 noted heavy dirt, grease and dust accumulation inside the exhaust hood of cooking stove and dish washer ventilation hood. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.

* inspection report summary displayed and visible to all customers

Inspector’s note: Summary report given by this inspector on 3-29-17 was not posted visible to the public. Noted in a server/food prep area without customer access. Serious violation 7-42-010(b).

Previous minor violation(s) corrected 7-42-090

Inspector’s note: Previous minor violations from report #2009536 on 3-29-17 not corrected. #32- must not use milk crates as shelving. Floors must be accessible for cleaning and monitoring.#35- holes in the ceilings of the chemical/mop room. Must seal. Serious violation 7-42-090.

Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed

Inspector’s note: Bulk spices on the pizza prep line, not in original containers, must be labeled.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Must install a permanent splash guard between the one compartment prep sink and the exposed hand sink in the stove/prep area. Shelving under the rear dining room espresso machine with dirt and debris. Must clean and maintain.

Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

Inspector’s note: Top surface of the dish machine with dirt/debris. Interior of the 1st floor gelato freezer dirty. Must clean and maintain all.

Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector’s note: Missing wall caulking at the dish machine. Must replace.

* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served

Inspector’s note: No valid city of chicago sanitation certificate posted on the premises. Must have a city of chicago sanitation certificate posted and such a person on site while foods are being prepared and served. Serious violation 7-38-012.

Previous minor violation(s) corrected 7-42-090

Inspector’s note: Previous minor violation from #1751956 on 4-13-16 not corrected. #30- label all bulk dry food containers in the basement prep area/storage area and maintain. Management labled during the inspection. Serious violation 7-42-090.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Must not use milk crates as shelving. Floors must be accessible for cleaning and monitoring.

Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector’s note: Holes in the ceilings of the chemical/mop room and in the hallway at the entrance to the walk-in cooler. Must seal.

Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Must provide ventilation in all washrooms.

Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous

Inspector’s note: Must provide internal thermometers for the salad coolers (2) in salad prep area.

Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed

Inspector’s note: Label all bulk dry food containers in the basement prep area/storage area and maintain.

Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

Inspector’s note: Clean remove dust build-up on the fan guard of the walk in cooler in basement and maintain.

Appropriate method of handling of food (ice) hair restraints and clean apparel worn

Inspector’s note: Employees helping prepare food in the prep area must wear a hair restraint to confine the hair.

Food (ice) dispensing utensils, wash cloths properly stored

Inspector’s note: Wiping cloth must be stored on a bucket with sanitizing solution.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Remove grease from the lower compartment of the deep fryer and maintain.

Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

Inspector’s note: Detail clean the gellato reach-in cooler to remove ice cream splatter and food debris on the interior surface and gaskets- maintain.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Observed food containers stored under the waste pipe at basement storage area,instructed to relocate items or wrap pipe with a smooth,cleanable and non-absorbent material no splash guard provided at exposed hand sink in fish area.instructed to provide a splash guard between te exposed hand sink and prep counter,surface must be smooth,cleanable and non-absorbent material.

Food protected during storage, preparation, display, service and transportation

Inspector’s note: Food(ice) not protected during storage.observed interior of ice machine water reservoir with black slime substance dripping into water where ice is made and into ice cubes. Instructed to clean and sanitize unit. Serious violation: 7-38-005(a)

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Observed food containers stored under the waste pipe at basement storage area,instructed to relocate items or wrap pipe with a smooth,cleanable and non-absorbent material no splash guard provided at exposed hand sink in fish area.instructed to provide a splash guard between te exposed hand sink and prep counter,surface must be smooth,cleanable and non-absorbent material.

Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

Inspector’s note: Observed raw wood shelves in basement dry storage room. Must paint/seal raw wood shelves, shelf surfaces must be smooth and easy to clean.

Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous

Inspector’s note: No therometers inside bar reach in coolers. Must provide thermometers and make conspicuous for coolers.

Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

Inspector’s note: Observed slight build up inside ice machine. Must clean and maintain interior of ice machine.

Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous

Inspector’s note: No thermometer inside cream cheese reach in cooler in basement. Must provide thermometer for cooler.

Appropriate method of handling of food (ice) hair restraints and clean apparel worn

Inspector’s note: Observed one food handler not wearing hair restraint. Must provide hair restraint for food handler.