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Congress Pizzeria
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 14, 2017
- address2035 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Congress Pizzeria clean?
Congress Pizzeria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 14, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Congress Pizzeria?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 14, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. OBSERVED INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE BROWN AND BLACK SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. ICE IS BEING USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. MUST TURN OFF ICE MACHINE REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR SURFACES CLEANED AND SANITIZED. ICE MACHINE WAS CLEANED AND SANITIZED DURING INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(a).
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR DRAINS IN REAR PREP AREAS AND REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR DRAINS IN REAR PREP AREAS AND REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA ABOVE SHELVING AND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN WOWEN'S WASHROOM.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA ABOVE SHELVING AND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ABOVE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN WOWEN'S WASHROOM.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • STEM THERMOMETER NEEDED TO MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • STEM THERMOMETER NEEDED TO MONITOR FOOD TEMPERATURE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN 2ND FLOOR STORAGE ROOMS. MUST REMOVE AND ORGANIZE AREAS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE. OBSERVED ITEMS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND REAR STORAGE ROOM NOT ELEVATED 6INCHES. MUST ELEVATE AND MAINTAIN.
When was Congress Pizzeria last inspected?
Congress Pizzeria has 6 inspections on record going back to November 27, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| August 14, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 17, 2016 | Fail | |
| December 3, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 27, 2015 | Pass |
Congress Pizzeria vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 14, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.