ITALIAN PIZZERIA AND RESTAURANT JO INC
602 HOWARD ST W
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 11/20/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on plate rack.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Handle broke on center reach-in cooler. Cutting boards grooved. Reach-in cooler gaskets torn. Cover missing on reach-in cooler door interior, exposing insulation. Repeat Violation
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Two tongs on oven handle door.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
- 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Electric drill stored on shelf over clean dough pans.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Stored food bins in reach-in freezer not covered. Operator placed wrap over bins. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade rusty.
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/20/2024 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 8/19/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Handle broke on center reach-in cooler. Cutting boards grooved. Cover missing on reach-in cooler door interior, exposing insulation. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris. Mixer head soiled with old food debris. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/19/2024 revealed 2 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 2/21/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No-handle bowl used as scoop in bulk container of salt. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks not secured.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phones on shelf over prep table. Manager removed. Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Handle broke on center reach-in cooler. Cutting boards grooved. Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Cover missing on reach-in cooler door interior, exposing insulation. Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Two tea canisters on floor of walk-in cooler. Manager moved to shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris. Mixer head soiled with old food debris. Repeat Violation
- 14-12-4:Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Knife and spatula handles melted. Three plates chipped on storage rack.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth left on prep table. Manager moved to sani-bucket. Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray-can of engine cleaner on shelf over prep table. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine ice chute soiled with mold-like substance. Upper metal plate in ice machine rusting. Cutting boards stained with mold-like substance. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/21/2024 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 9/27/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach observed on floor in storage room.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food (cake) in walk-in cooler not segregated or labeled. Manager discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phones on shelf over prep table. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting boards grooved. Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Cover missing on reach-in cooler door interior, exposing insulation. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood and filters soiled with grease accumulation. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris. Mixer head soiled with old food debris. Repeat Violation
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Stored plates soiled with food debris and grease from splash. Label residue on clean, stored food bins.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Chicken in reach-in cooler not covered. Manager covered with wrap. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Old food debris on knife blade attached to magnetic wall holder. Soda machine ice chute soiled with mold-like substance. Upper metal plate in ice machine rusting. Cutting boards stained with mold-like substance. Can opener blade soiled with unknown substance. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/27/2023 revealed 8 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).