Dimo's Pizza

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: Proper Hot Holding Temperatures
  Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS. OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PIZZAS AT THE FRONT HOT HOLDING UNIT AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 68.8F TO 80.1F, CHEESE PIZZA, VEGETABLES PIZZA, CHICKEN PIZZA, THE VEGAN MAC PIZZA, THE VEGAN BUFF CHICKEN PIZZA, PEPPERONI PIZZA, SAUSAGES PIZZA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL HOT TCS FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE. MANAGEMENT UNABLE TO PROVIDE TEMPERATURE LOGS. MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED ABOUT 12#OF FOOD VALUE OF $234. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF ROACH ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY SIX LIVE SMALL ROACHES CRAWLING ON WALL BEHIND REAR FOOD STORAGE SHELVING AND ON WALL NEAR REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE ROACH ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DAMAGED TORN DOOR GASKET AT THE REAR 3-DOOR PREP COOLER. MUST REPAIR/REPALCE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN FACILITY IN A GOOD REPAIR. MUST REGROUT FLOOR THROGHOUT FRONT AND RAR PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2617953 ON 05/22/25. #56. OBSERVED THE LIGHT IN THE OVERHEAD EXHAUST SYSTEM TO NOT BE FUNCTIONAL ON THE RIGHT SIDE. LIGHT IS NOT ABLE TO BE TURNED ON AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE/REPLACE THE LIGHT AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN THE PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 22, 2025: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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