Benny's Pizza

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 2, 2026 →
• address1244 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608

Is Benny's Pizza clean?

Benny's Pizza is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 2, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Benny's Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Benny's Pizza last inspected?

Benny's Pizza has 19 inspections on record going back to December 22, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Benny's Pizza vs Lower West Side

Lower West Side runs 80% clean across 699 tracked restaurants — 550 clean, 100 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 699 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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