Congress Pizza

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 9, 2017
• address5925 W Diversey Ave, Chicago 60639

Is Congress Pizza clean?

Congress Pizza is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 9, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Congress Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 9, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 100 OR MORE RODENT DROPPINGS ON FLOOR BEHIND PREP TABLE,BEHIND GLASS REACH IN COOLER,UNDER CRATES WITH PIZZA BOXES STORED ON TOP IN BETWEEN PIZZA OVEN,POP CRATES,ON SHELF NEXT TO FILE CABINET,IN CLOSET,IN ELECTRICAL CLOSET,ALONG WALL BEHIND TIRE AND LADDER,BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,BEHIND TOOL BOX,ON WALL LEDGE BEHIND STORAGE CABINET,IN EMPLOYEES TOILET ROOM.3- DEAD MICE ON GLUE BOARD UNDER UNUSED POP DISPENSER AND ON FLOOR IN CLOSET.ALSO APPX. 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS IN DISH WASHING AREA.APPX. "3/4-1" GAP IN CENTER OF FRONT DOOR,REAR DOOR ALONG BOTTOM AND SIDE.MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS AND DEAD RODENTS,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOORS.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 8/9/17.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ENCRUSTED ON LID OF OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER AND TALL WEEDS NEXT TO GREASE & GARBAGE CONTAINER.MUST REMOVE GREASE AND TALL WEEDS FROM REAR AREA AND MAINTAIN.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ENCRUSTED ON LID OF OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER AND TALL WEEDS NEXT TO GREASE & GARBAGE CONTAINER.MUST REMOVE GREASE AND TALL WEEDS FROM REAR AREA AND MAINTAIN.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW AND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (MASHED POTATOES,PIZZA,ITALIAN BEEF,ETC)MUST PROVIDE AND POST CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE AND BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(SERIOUS 7-38-012)
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • OBSERVED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION.A NEW SUMMARY REPORT WILL BE GIVEN TO POST AT THIS TIME.(7-42-010B)
  * Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers • OBSERVED NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION.A NEW SUMMARY REPORT WILL BE GIVEN TO POST AT THIS TIME.(7-42-010B)
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE NEXT TO 1- COMP SINK,WALK IN COOLER RUSTY SHELVING UNITS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELF OF PREP TABLE NEXT TO 1- COMP SINK,WALK IN COOLER RUSTY SHELVING UNITS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT(FRYERS,COOLERS,SINKS,ETC),EXHAUST AND PERSONAL FANS,PREP TABLES,FRYER CABINETS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREAS & WALK IN COOLER AND FLOOR DRAINS.MUST REMOVE ICE FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREAS & WALK IN COOLER AND FLOOR DRAINS.MUST REMOVE ICE FROM FLOOR IN WALK IN FREEZER.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS,FILTERS AT HOOD.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASES BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,DAMAGED DOOR TRIM AT REAR DOOR FRAME.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS,FILTERS AT HOOD.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASES BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,DAMAGED DOOR TRIM AT REAR DOOR FRAME.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS WHERE NEEDED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE 3- COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKY FAUCET AND PIPE AND REMOVE TAPE FROM FAUCET.MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMP SINK.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR WALK IN COOLER.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR WALK IN COOLER.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT IN UNUSED REAR PREP AREA AND DINING AREA,MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN CLOSETS AND ELECTRICAL CLOSET.

When was Congress Pizza last inspected?

Congress Pizza has 9 inspections on record going back to March 5, 2015.

Congress Pizza 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 15% 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 August 9, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.