Bella's Pizza

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJanuary 22, 2019
• address658 N Ashland Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Bella's Pizza clean?

Bella's Pizza is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2019. 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 Bella's Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2019, 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 • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEE TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN FRONT PIZZA FOOD PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL A HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. MUST PROVIDE HAND SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7G-38-030. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NO PROPER DATE MARKING ON TCS FOODS HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPLACE TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE 4-DOOR PIZZA PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA. • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE ROOM. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN. MUST USE NON TOXIC PAINT.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS IN FOOD PREP AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR PREP AREA DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL FLOOR BASEBOARD COVING ALONG THE WALL IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND INSIDE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. • MUST REGROUT FLOOR TILES AND REPLACE BROKEN TILES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND MUST MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING ABOVE PREP TABLES IN FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO CEILING ABOVE PREP TABLES IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND ABOVE SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN FRONT SITTING AREA AND REAR PREP AREAS. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND INSIDE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND INSIDE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET NO LOGS RECORDS ON SITE AS REQUIRED.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET NO LOGS RECORDS ON SITE AS REQUIRED.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE WITH THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Bella's Pizza last inspected?

Bella's Pizza has 9 inspections on record going back to May 19, 2014.

Bella's Pizza vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 January 22, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.