Father & Son Pizzeria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 13, 2019
• address2475 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Father & Son Pizzeria clean?

Father & Son Pizzeria is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 13, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Father & Son Pizzeria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 13, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED SOME BULK FOOD CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED WORN AND DEEP GROOVED CUTTING BOARDS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED MISSING WALL PANEL, PEELING CEILING AND SURFACES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO TEST KIT FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AN IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR TO TEST UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE DURING HOT WATER MECHANICAL WAREWASHING OPERATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO TEST KIT FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AN IRREVERSIBLE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR TO TEST UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE DURING HOT WATER MECHANICAL WAREWASHING OPERATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON ROLLING CARTS, PREP TABLES, COOKING EQUIPMENT, SHELVING UNITS, CABINETS IN PREP, STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREAS. OBSERVED RESIDUE ON INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING DRAINPIPE ON HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND REAR RECEIVING/PREP AREA. OBSERVED LOOSE FAUCET ON HAND WASHING SINK IN STAFF MEN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE AND DISH WASHING AREAS. OBSERVED SOILED AND STAINED WALLS IN PREP AREAS. OBSERVED CLOGGED FLOOR DRAINS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES AND MISSING GROUT IN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. OBSERVED OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS UNDER HAND WASHING SINK IN PIZZA PREP AREA AND ALONG BASEBOARDS IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REGROUT FLOOR TILES AND SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPE FITTINGS AND ALONG BASEBOARDS TO PREVENT INSECT HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT FACILITY IN PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELDS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Father & Son Pizzeria last inspected?

Father & Son Pizzeria has 19 inspections on record going back to July 29, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Father & Son 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 0% 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 November 13, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.