Don Pez

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 6, 2026
• address844 W Armitage Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Don Pez clean?

Don Pez is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Don Pez?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE AN INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ALL BULK FOOD MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • NOTED BOXED FOOD ITEMS BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND OIL CONTAINERS ON THE FLOOR OF THE COOKS LINE. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS. ALSO ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BAR AND DRY FOOD STORAGE HALLWAY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • NOTED BOXED FOOD ITEMS BEING STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND OIL CONTAINERS ON THE FLOOR OF THE COOKS LINE. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS. ALSO ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BAR AND DRY FOOD STORAGE HALLWAY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST NOT USE CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR SHELVING AT THE BAR.----NOTED DIRTY HAND WASHING SINK ON THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.---- NOTED PEELING PLASTIC ON THE EXTERIOR METAL SURFACES OF THE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE TO BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAK UNDER THE COOKS LINE HAND WASHING SINK ONTO THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED SOILED MOP HEADS IMPROPERLY STORED INSIDE BUCKETS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE INVERTED AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. • MISSING BASEBOARD COVING UNDER THE REAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP/DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.----WALL IN POOR REPAIR WITH CHIPPING PLASTER AT THE KNIFE HOLDER AND AT THE ICE MACHINE.----RAW WOODEN WALL IN THE REAR PREP AT BOXED FREEZER AREA MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED.----DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE REAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A COVER FOR THE WEST WASHROOM FLOOR DRAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MISSING HOOD FILTER ON THE COOKS LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MISSING HOOD FILTER ON THE COOKS LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.

When was Don Pez last inspected?

Don Pez has 11 inspections on record going back to July 23, 2020.

Don Pez vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 60% 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 May 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.