Little Caesars

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Inspections

1. Jul 15, 2026 Routine · 2 priority, 1 priority foundation, 5 core, 1 repeat
   • Serious Priority Corrected on site

     WHEN TO WASH

     Employee observed not washing hands after using phone and touching hair.

     Correction: Employees shall wash their hands after engaging in any activity that may cause their hands to become contaminated.

     Code 2-301.14

   • Serious Priority

     NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH RTE-FOODS

     Employee observed handling ready-to eat foods with their bare hands. Employee was adjusting pizza on pizza box with bare hands when packaging.

     Correction: Discard contaminated food; employees shall use single-use gloves or other suitable utensils when handling ready-to-eat foods.

     Code 3-301.11 (B)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

     CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

     Food establishment does not have procedures that address responding to vomiting or diarrheal events.

     Correction: Develop procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Specifically actions that employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination. Provided States written procudure during inspection.

     Code 2-501.11

   • Not serious Core

     PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - HAIR RESTRAINTS

     Employees noted working in food preparation/cooking area without a beard restraint.

     Correction: Provide employees working in food preparation and cooking areas with effective hair restraint (hat, hair net, beard restraint, etc.).

     Code 2-402.11

   • Not serious Core

     NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN

     Non-food contact surfaces of the lower pizza oven has accummulation of dust on conveyer mechanism.

     Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

     Code 4-601.11 (C)

   • Not serious Core Repeat

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT AND LINENS - AIR-DRYING REQUIRED

     Clean utensils are being stored or stacked without being air-dried. Moisture was observed in plastic storage bins stacked together on the rack in the dish area,

     Correction: Air dry all clean utensils before storage and before contact with food.

     Code 4-901.11

   • Not serious Core

     PLUMBING - SYSTEM MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR

     The plumbing under the 1st compartment of the 4 compartment sink is leaking.

     Correction: The plumbing system shall be maintained in good repair. Repair or replace defective or leaking plumbing.

     Code 5-205.15 (B)

   • Not serious Core

     PUBLIC RESTROOMS - GENDER DESIGNATION

     Public restrooms are not designated with gender identification. Identifiy with signage that the bathroom is a unisex bathroom.

     Correction: Provide gender designation for mens and womens restroom.

     Code 8-201.14

2. Oct 15, 2025 Routine · 4 core, 1 repeat
   • Not serious Core Corrected on site

     FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTED FROM PREMISE - NOT EXPOSED TO SPLASH AND DUST

     Cases of pizza sauce observed incurring splash/droplets from handwashing activities due to proximity of employee handwash sink. Divider has been installed at time of report.

     Correction: Store food in areas not exposed to splash, dust, or other contamination.

     Code 3-305.11 (A) (2)

   • Not serious Core Repeat

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT AND LINENS - AIR-DRYING REQUIRED

     Hotel pans observed stacked together and made avilable for next use while still wet.

     Correction: Air dry all clean utensils before storage and before contact with food.

     Code 4-901.11

   • Not serious Core

     TOILET FACILITIES - ENCLOSED

     Toilet room in facility is not provided with a tight fitting, self-closing door.

     Correction: Provide a self- closing door mechanism on bathroom door to provide a tight fitting, self closing door.

     Code 6-202.14

   • Not serious Core

     PUBLIC RESTROOMS - WASTE RECEPTACLES

     Women's restroom is not equipped with covered waste receptacles for the disposal of sanitary items.

     Correction: Provide waste receptacles in each stall in women's restroom.

     Code 8-201.15

3. Sep 18, 2024 Routine · 2 priority foundation, 3 core, 2 repeat
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PERSON IN CHARGE - FOOD SAFETY TRAINING

     Kitchen employee unsure of datemarking and disposal procedure when questioned by inspector.

     Correction: The person in charge shall provide food safety training to employees on datemarking.

     Code 2-103.11 (N)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SOILED

     Numerous food-contact items and surfaces were found in an unclean state. Hotel pans of varying size found wet-stacked with food debris on exterior surfaces. Large number of pan lids found stored in containers with standing water. Items such as spatulas, scoops, nozzles, pizza cutters, and like items stored in containers with excess food debris, some with a perceptible film.

     Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition.

     Code 4-601.11 (A)

   • Not serious Core Repeat

     NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN

     Numerous nonfood-contact items and surfaces found in an unclean state. Walk-in cooler cooling unit heavily soiled with mildew and dust formations, including drain pipe and cords. Mildew has spread to food storage racks, walls, and ceiling of cooler. Large dough mixer observed heavily soiled with dough and flour accumulations from top to bottom. Dough mixing area wall largely covered in residue and discoloration. Adjacent wall in dough area has holes from past equipment that make the surface uncleanable. Several bins containing cleaned food-contact utensils and equipment were found to contain mixtures of standing water and food debris at the bottom. Floor below pizza oven and wall behind it are soiled with accumulations of debris, residue, and dust.

     Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

     Code 4-601.11 (C)

   • Not serious Core Repeat

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT AND LINENS - AIR-DRYING REQUIRED

     Hotel pans of varying size (approx. 10) found stacked together and placed in the clean wares area prior to air-drying, trapping water inside and dripping onto other cleaned items. Additionally several bins containing kitchen utensils and equipment were found with mixtures of standing water and food debris.

     Correction: Air dry all clean utensils before storage and before contact with food.

     Code 4-901.11

   • Not serious Core

     INTENSITY - LIGHTING

     Light intensity in the walk-in cooler was measured at 2.4 foot-candles - below the minimum of 10.0 fc - contributing to insanitary conditions relating to mildew and excess dust accumulations.

     Correction: Provide the correct lighting intensity in all work and storage areas.

     Code 6-303.11

4. Feb 8, 2024 Routine · 3 priority, 2 priority foundation, 4 core
   • Serious Priority

     WHEN TO WASH

     Food prep employee observed working on pizza assembly line took personal cell phone out of pocket and used it, went back to touching food and food-contact surfaces, went to the register to take an order from a customer, then went to the RTE/finished pizza prep area to package finished goods without washing hands.

     Correction: Employees shall wash their hands after engaging in any activity that may cause their hands to become contaminated.

     Code 2-301.14

   • Serious Priority

     FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT, CHEMICAL, TEMPERATURE, pH, CONCENTRATION AND HARDNESS

     Concentration of quat sanitizer in wiping cloth bucket found to be less than the minimum required by the manufacturer for efficacy at inhibiting pathogenic microbes. Additionally, the sanitizer solution was below the minimum required temperature of 75 degrees F.

     Correction: Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer or repair or adjust warewashing equipment to provide proper sanitizer concentration.

     Code 4-501.114 (A) - (E)

   • Serious Priority

     FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CROSS CONTAMINATION

     Various utensils and containers that directly contact food were found in the clean storage area post-cleaning containing food residue and debris that failed to be removed during cleaning, such as pizza cutters, spatulas, squeeze bottles, measuring cups, and plastic wells.

     Correction: Ensure that the warewashing procedure is sufficient to remove all food residue and debris.

     Code 4-602.11 (A)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     RTE/TCS FOOD - PROPER DATE MARKING

     Date marking was absent for a majority of TCS foods including pizza topping ingredients stored in the cold table cabinets and portioned sauce that was intended to used beyond 24 hours of removal from original packaging.

     Correction: Adjust method or procedures so that all ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food, if required, are provided with date marking or an effective method of identifying when a food item has exceeded 7 days. Discard improperly date marked food or food that has past the 7 day shelf life.

     Code 3-501.17 (A)

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     WAREWASHING - CHEMICAL SANITIZER CONCENTRATION - TEST KIT

     No test kit available for monitoring sanitizer concentration.

     Correction: Provide a test kit to allow accurate determination of the sanitization concentration.

     Code 4-501.116

   • Not serious Core

     NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - CLEAN

     Storage rack where food containers and cooking pots are stored lip-down found to have significant accumulations of food residue and debris. The pizza oven conveyor parts had large amounts of food debris and dust. The sides, rear, and under the pizza oven had significant accumulations of dust and debris as well.

     Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

     Code 4-601.11 (C)

   • Not serious Core

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT AND LINENS - AIR-DRYING REQUIRED

     Cleaned food-contact plastic containers were found to be wet-stacked. Additionally utensils were exposed to a mixture of water and food debris at the bottom of containers used to hold food-contact utensils.

     Correction: Air dry all clean utensils before storage and before contact with food.

     Code 4-901.11

   • Not serious Core

     FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS - CLEANABILITY

     Areas of wall behind warewashing sink are missing tiles with exposed cement and caulk.

     Correction: Provide floors, walls, and ceilings that are designed, constructed, and installed so they are smooth and easily cleanable.

     Code 6-201.11

   • Not serious Core

     LIGHT BULBS - PROTECTIVE SHIELDING

     Numerous fluorescent light bulbs throughout facility were not shielded or shatter-resistant, and lacked any kind of covering panel.

     Correction: Provide shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter resistant light bulbs.

     Code 6-202.11