Armand's Pizzeria is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 8, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service β it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Armand's Pizzeria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 8, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π€sick-employee policy not followedcritical
Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting β’ OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
π€staff working while sickcritical
Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events β’ OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
β οΈContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ NO SPLASH GUARD ON REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND FOOD PREP TABLE. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASH GUARD.
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ NO SPLASH GUARD ON REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK AND FOOD PREP TABLE. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASH GUARD.
π οΈsurfaces / setup not up to code
Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used β’ OBSERVED THAT REAR PREP TABLE IS NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED AND CAULKED TO WALL. MUST PROVIDE
β οΈToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned β’ MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN LADY'S BATHROOM
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned β’ MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN LADY'S BATHROOM
β οΈAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training β’ OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training β’ OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
When was Armand's Pizzeria last inspected?
Armand's Pizzeria has 2 inspections on record going back to November 8, 2019.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 8, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.