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Cochiaros Pizza
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 4, 2026
- address3555 N Central Ave, Chicago 60634
Is Cochiaros Pizza clean?
Cochiaros Pizza is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 4, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Cochiaros Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED COOKED PASTA AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 47F LOCATED IN WALK IN COOLER. ALSO OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE IN WALK IN COOLER SUCH AS 1 LARGE CONTAINER OF RAW CHICKEN WINGS AT 45F, 1 LARGE CONTAINER OF COOKED CHICKEN WINGS AT 47F AND 2 LARGE CONTAINERS OF RAW CHICKEN BREAST AT 45.7F. TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. FOOD DISCARDED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS AT A COST OF $250.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MINOR DUST BUILD UP ON FILTERS LOCATED ON RIGHT SIDE OF VENTILATION HOOD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MINOR DUST BUILD UP ON FILTERS LOCATED ON RIGHT SIDE OF VENTILATION HOOD. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Cochiaros Pizza last inspected?
Cochiaros Pizza has 26 inspections on record going back to July 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 24, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| July 23, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 16, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 25, 2022 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 13, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 6, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 24, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 30, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Cochiaros Pizza vs Portage Park
Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.
Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 May 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.