California Pizza Kitchen

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 20, 2019
• address52 E Ohio St, Chicago 60611

Is California Pizza Kitchen clean?

California Pizza Kitchen is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 20, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — 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 California Pizza Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 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 • - NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • - NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP WRITTEN POLICY/PROCEDURE FOR THE PHYSICAL KIT PROVIDED ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE POLICY/PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • - OBSERVED FOODS HELD IN THE GRILL STATION PREP COOLER TOP DRAWER HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED 1# OF CHICKEN HELD AT 55.3F AND 1/2# CHEESE HELD AT 54.1F. FACILITY CORRECTED VIOLATION ON SITE BY DISCARDING THE ITEMS WITH A TOTAL REPORTED VALUE OF $15.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION#:7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • - MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING THE PREPARATION AND CONSUME BY/DISCARD DATE OF ALL REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • - OBSERVED ROP FISH FILLETS THAWING INSIDE THE ROP PACKAGING IN THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST ALWAYS REMOVE ALL ROP FISH FROM PACKAGING PRIOR TO THAWING. -
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • - OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP ALONG THE BOTTOM/SIDES OF THE ROTATING ENTRANCE DOOR. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS. -
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • - OBSERVED CEILING TILES MISSING IN THE DISH WASHING AREA. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. -
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOMS' EXHAUST VENTILATIONS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOMS' EXHAUST VENTILATIONS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. -
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • - OBSERVED SOME MISSING FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. -
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • - OBSERVED SOME MISSING FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. -
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • - MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL MANAGERS AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -

When was California Pizza Kitchen last inspected?

California Pizza Kitchen has 19 inspections on record going back to September 23, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

California Pizza Kitchen vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

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• ✓ Kanti Tobacco & Gift Inc
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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 May 20, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.