Bacci Pizza

• resultFail
• critical violations4
• last inspectedMarch 15, 2022
• address2101 W Touhy Ave, Chicago 60645

Is Bacci Pizza clean?

Bacci Pizza is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 15, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Bacci Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 15, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE INSPECTION DID NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE AND NO CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. INSTRUCTED TO ENSURE THAT A PERSON IN CHARGE IS ALWAYS PRESENT WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED.7-38-010. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS FOR PROPER DRYING OF HANDS AT THE DISH AND PIZZA PRE HAND SINKS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c). CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED COOKED PIZZAS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN THE PREP AREA ON DISPLAY RACKS. CHEESE PIZZA AT 125F, SAUSAGE PIZZA AT 114F. NO TEMPERATURE LOGS ON SITE FOR TIME AS A MEANS OF CONTROL FOR HOT FOODS BEING HELD.ALL FOOD DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOODS LOCATED IN THE PIZZA PREP COOLER BEING HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. SHREDDED CHEESE 49.4F, HAM 49.6F, SAUSAGE 44.2, WITH AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 50F. ALL FOOD DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #21 FOR CITATION.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS READY TO EAT PREPARED FOODS SUCH AS SOUPS, PASTA SAUCE, SLICED CHEESE NOT DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE LONGER THAN SEVEN DAYS. NO LABELS ON ANY FOODS. CHEESE NOTED COVERED WITH BLUE MOLD. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • NOTED THE PIZZA PREP COOLER AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 50F WITH FOOD SUCH AS HAM AT 46.6. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F, AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE FRONT AND REAR PREP COOLERS BROKEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED PREPACKAGED ITEMS ON DISPLAY FOR SALE NOT PROPERLY LABELED. LABELS MUST INCLUDE BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS AND LIST OF INGREDIENTS.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • MUST PROVIDE BEARD RESTRAINTS FOR FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS.
  Personal Cleanliness • MUST PROVIDE BEARD RESTRAINTS FOR FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • INSTRUCTED TO KEEP SOILED WIPE CLOTHS USED FOR WIPING SURFACES IN A BUCKET WITH APPROPRIATE CHEMICAL SANITIZER AT ALL TIME WHEN NOT IN USE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREPARATION AREAS THAT ARE IN POOR REPAIR WITH DEEP CUTS/GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED UNUSED ONE DOOR COOLER ON THE COOK LINE NOTED DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST KEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DIRTY CAN OPENER LOCATED IN THE KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED BROKEN BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE SERVICE SINK LOCATED IN THE REAR KITCHEN PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION IN THE OVERHEAD VENT LOCATED IN THE UNISEX BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Bacci Pizza last inspected?

Bacci Pizza has 4 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2021.

Bacci Pizza vs Rogers Park

Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.

Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 March 15, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.