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Dinico's Pizza Ii

October 27, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings4
critical findings0

Failed findings

Approved Thawing Methods Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED IMPROPER THAWING METHOD FOR TCS FOOD ITEM. FOUND A CONTAINER A GROUND MEAT BEING THAWED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ON THE WIRE RACK IN THE PIZZA PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER THAWING METHODS.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED A SMALL OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF MENTIONED DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE REAR PIZZA PREP/ BAKING AREA IN NEED OF A SPLASH GUARD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MENTIONED SINK. SINK IS RIGHT NEXT TO WIRE RACK WHERE PIZZA DOUGH IS STORED BEFORE DRESSED IN TOPPINGS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SPLASH GUARD TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE MICROWAVE IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WITH SLIGHT FOOD SPLATTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 16, 2024: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.