Chicago Pizza Fiesta

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 27, 2023
• address4946 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Chicago Pizza Fiesta clean?

Chicago Pizza Fiesta is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 27, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Chicago Pizza Fiesta?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 27, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA SPILL KIT WITH PROCEDURE AND SPRAY EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES VOMIT AND DIARRHEA SPILL KIT WITH PROCEDURE AND SPRAY EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO POST HANDASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED ONE COLD HOLDING UNIT OUT OF FOUR MAINTAINED AT 41F. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COLD HOLDING EQUIPMENT FOR HOLDING COLD FOOD IN SUFFICIENT NUMBER AND CAPACITY TO PROVIDE FOOD TEMPERATURES OF 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON PREMISES TO ENSURE ATTAINMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FOOD TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON SMALL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT LOCATED NEXT TO LARGE MIXER, ON INTERIOR BASE OF THREE DOOR REFRIGERATOR, ON INTERIOR BASE OF TWO DOOR FREEZER AND UNDERNEATH UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE MOUSE ACTIVITY, REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED EQUIPMENT AND CLEAN FLOOR UNDERNEATH UTILITY SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) • OBSERVED OPENING AT RIGHT SIDE BASE OF REAR EXIT DOOR AND OPENING ABOVE REAR EXIT DOOR COVERED WITH BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON RIGHT SIDE OF HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD ON RIGHT SIDE OF HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. • OBSERVED NO BARRIER TO PREVENT CUSTOMERS FROM ENTERING WESTSIDE ENTRYWAY INTO PREP AREA OF KITCHEN INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BARRIER TO PROTECT FOOD PREP AREA FROM CONTAMINATION BY PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASH GUARD ON RIGHT SIDE OF HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD ON RIGHT SIDE OF HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS. • OBSERVED NO BARRIER TO PREVENT CUSTOMERS FROM ENTERING WESTSIDE ENTRYWAY INTO PREP AREA OF KITCHEN INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BARRIER TO PROTECT FOOD PREP AREA FROM CONTAMINATION BY PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS ON MULTIPLE DOORS OF COLD HOLDING UNITS. ALL DOORS THREE DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND ALL DOORS ON BOTH TWO DOOR FREEZERS NEXT TO THREE DOOR REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE GASKETS ON DOORS OF COLD HOLDING UNITS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING LOWER DOOR HANDLE ON PIZZA OVEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON PIZZA OVEN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED RUST ON SHELVES OF THREE DOOR REFRIGERATOR, SHELVES OF BOTH TWO DOOR FREEZERS AND SHELVES OF TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND SMOOTHLY REPAINT SHELVES FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR OF LARGE MIXER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED SPILLAGE AND DEBRIS AT BASE OF ALL LARGE REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS ON EASTSIDE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA AND LOSSE COLD WATER KNOB OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK AND LOOSE COLD WATER KNOB OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK FAUCET SO THAT IT SHALL BE EASILY LOCATED AND SERVICED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED DIRT ON TOILET IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED DIRT ON TOILET IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO COMMERICAL DUMPSTER FOR FACILITY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMERICAL DUMPSTER WITH COMMERICAL REFUSE REMOVAL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B)
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED NO COMMERICAL DUMPSTER FOR FACILITY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMMERICAL DUMPSTER WITH COMMERICAL REFUSE REMOVAL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B)
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SPILLAGE ON WALLS AND DEBRIS ALONG BASES OF WALL AND ON FLOOR BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLE ON WESTSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PANS AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH COLD HOLDING UNITS ON EASTSIDE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDERNEATH COLD HOLDING UNITS ON EASTSIDE WALL AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT ON FLOOR AND WINDOWSILL IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR AND WINDOWSILL IN WASHROOM. OBSERVED SOILED FLOOR AND ALONG BASES OF WALL UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED SPLASHES ON WALL IN DISHWASHING AREA ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND AROUND HANDWASHING SINK IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED MULTIPLE MISSING VENT COVERS ON HEATING SYSTEM DUCTS IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL MISSING VENT COVERS ON HEATING SYSTEM DUCTS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED HOLE IN WALL ABOVE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER FOR HOLE IN WALL ABOVE DOOR. OBSERVED HOLES IN FLOOR IN KITCHEN IN FRONT OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, IN FRONT OF THREE DOOR REFRIGERATOR AND UNDERNEATH PREP TABLE NEAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES NEAR WINDOW ON WESTSIDE AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN BOTH NORTHSIDE CORNERS IN DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHTS IN THREE DOOR REFRIGERATOR, BOTH TWO DOOR REFRIGERATORS AND TWO DOOR FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL MISSING LIGHTS TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN COLD HOLDING UNITS. • OBSERVED DUST ON DUCT VENT COVER ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DUCT VENT COVER AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHTS IN THREE DOOR REFRIGERATOR, BOTH TWO DOOR REFRIGERATORS AND TWO DOOR FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL MISSING LIGHTS TO INCREASE LIGHT INTENSITY IN COLD HOLDING UNITS. • OBSERVED DUST ON DUCT VENT COVER ABOVE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DUCT VENT COVER AND MAINTAIN.

When was Chicago Pizza Fiesta last inspected?

Chicago Pizza Fiesta has 3 inspections on record going back to December 15, 2023.

Chicago Pizza Fiesta vs Belmont Cragin

Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 December 27, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.