Amato's Pizzeria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedOctober 1, 2018
• address1737 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60707

Is Amato's Pizzeria clean?

Amato's Pizzeria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 1, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Amato's Pizzeria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(N): NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2-501.11: NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP POLICY AND KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-204.11: MUST INSTALL HANDWASH SINK(S) THAT IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE DISH WASHING AND THE PIZZA PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3-501.17: MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION OF REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11: MUST PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE, AND REMINDER (STEAKS). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B): MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL COOLERS AND HOT HOLD UNITS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12: MUST PROVIDE LABELS (COMMON NAME) FOR ALL FOODS OUT OF ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15: OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN REAR DOOR. OBSERVED IN THE REAR OF FACILITY, THE EXHAUST VENTILATION FAN LEADING TO THE OUTSIDE DOES NOT HAVE A SCREEN/FAN COVER AND HAS 2" GAPS IN BETWEEN THE BLADE. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL TO ALL ENTRYWAYS TO PREVENT THE PEST ENTRY.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11: OBSERVED SODA BOTTLES BEING STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR. MUST PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS A NON-POROUS, CORROSION-RESISTANT, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11: OBSERVED SODA BOTTLES BEING STORED DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR. MUST PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS A NON-POROUS, CORROSION-RESISTANT, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13(A): OBSERVED SINGLE USE CONTAINERS (DAISY SOUR CREAM CONTAINER) BEING WASHED FOR RE-USE. MUST NOT RE-USE ANY SINGLE USE ARTICLES.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13(A): OBSERVED SINGLE USE CONTAINERS (DAISY SOUR CREAM CONTAINER) BEING WASHED FOR RE-USE. MUST NOT RE-USE ANY SINGLE USE ARTICLES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19: OBSERVED RAW WOOD DOORS AND SHELVING IN THE FACILITY. MUST SEAL/PAINT WITH A HIGH GLOSS FINISH TO PROVIDE A NON-POROUS, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. • 4-502.11(A)(C): OBSERVED COOKING PANS ENCRUSTED WITH BURNT/BLACK FOOD DEBRIS AND RUST. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE ALL COOKWARE TO BE NON-CORROSIVE, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12(A): OBSERVED EXCESS DIRT/DEBRIS ON THE FLOOR IN THE DISH WASHING/REAR AREA. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. MUST REPLACE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE/FOOD DEBRIS ON THE KITCHEN VENT HOOD. OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-501.14: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE/FOOD DEBRIS ON THE KITCHEN VENT HOOD. OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOM EXHAUST VENTILATION. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • PA 100-0367: MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Amato's Pizzeria last inspected?

Amato's Pizzeria has 12 inspections on record going back to September 22, 2010.

Amato's Pizzeria vs Montclare

Montclare runs 63% clean across 351 tracked restaurants — 220 clean, 63 mid, 65 cooked.

Against the 351 spots Cooked tracks in Montclare, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 1, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.