Damenzo's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 16, 2026
• address2322-2324 W Taylor St, Chicago 60612

Is Damenzo's clean?

Damenzo's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 16, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Damenzo's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • 3-301.11 (B): OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT (RTE) FOOD. FOOD HANDLER TOOK A COOKED PIZZA OUT OF THE OVEN AND SPRINKLED SEASONING ON THE PIZZA WITH THEIR BARE HANDS. INSTRUCTED MUST USE GLOVES OR OTHER ALTERNATIVE APPROVED METHODS WHEN HANDLING READY-TO-EAT FOOD AND PRODUCTS. PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED AT THIS TIME: 6 LB AT $38 WORTH OF PRODUCT DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010, CITATION ISSUED
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED IMPROPER DISHWASHING AT THE WAREWASHING SINK AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. FOUND EMPLOYEE ONLY WASH AND RINSE DISHES THE CHEMICAL CONCENTRATION FOR CHLORINE WAS 0PPM IN THE SANITIZER BASIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A SANITIZING SOLUTION TO ADEQUATELY SANITIZE DISHES PER MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS. EMPLOYEE ADDED CHLORINE AND WASHED DISHES OVER AND INCLUDED THE SANTIZING STEP. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025, CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED IMPROPER DATE MARKING FOR FOOD ITEMS. FOUND ITEMS SUCH AS CORN BEEF, GORUND BEEF, PREPACKAGED MEALS STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND PREP COOLERS NEAR THE FLAT-TOP GRILL PREP AREA WITH NO DATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED SPOONS STORED ON THE SHELF NEAR THE FLAT TOP GRILL NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED SPOONS STORED ON THE SHELF NEAR THE FLAT TOP GRILL NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE FOOD PREP TABLE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLER WITH THE PIZZA TOPPINGS, AND THE OUTERIOR SURFACE AND UNDERNEATH THE MICROWAVE IN NEED OF CLEANING. FOUND OLD FOOD BUILD UP AND ENCRUSTED IN BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE WITH THE MICROWAVE AND THE COMMERICAL MEAT CUTTER IN THE REAR PIZZA PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CELAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK NEAR FRONT SANDWICH PREP AREA WITH A SLOW DRAIN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF CLEANING. THE FOLLOWING FLOORS: UNDER THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR PIZZA PREP AREA AND THE UNUSED TWO DOOR COLD HOLING UNIT NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR,
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS (5 ) HAVE TO TAKE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED ONE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS (5 ) HAVE TO TAKE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE.

When was Damenzo's last inspected?

Damenzo's has 39 inspections on record going back to August 23, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Damenzo's vs East Garfield Park

East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 June 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.