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Benny's Pizza
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 25, 2026
- address1244 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608
Is Benny's Pizza clean?
Benny's Pizza is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 25, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Benny's Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 LARGE BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN NEED OF NAME OF COMMODITY. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11 BOXES OF OPEN MENUS IN BASEMENT WITH RODENT DROPPINGS. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL BOXES WITH CONTAMINATION.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-307.11 BOXES OF OPEN MENUS IN BASEMENT WITH RODENT DROPPINGS. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL BOXES WITH CONTAMINATION.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) SIDES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPLATTER, INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.115 INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AROUND DUMPSTER TO REMOVE LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAINGarbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • 5-501.115 INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AROUND DUMPSTER TO REMOVE LEAVES AND OTHER DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-101.11 FLOORS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE DEBRIS AND BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18 HOOD VENTS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 4-202.18 HOOD VENTS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL GREASE BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Benny's Pizza last inspected?
Benny's Pizza has 18 inspections on record going back to December 22, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 17, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 5, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 17, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 24, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2023 | Fail | |
| June 23, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2022 | Fail | |
| January 25, 2021 | Pass | |
| May 4, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 30, 2020 | Fail |
Benny's Pizza vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 February 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.