First Slice Pie Cace

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 22, 2025
• address1969 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60613
• cuisineBakery

Is First Slice Pie Cace clean?

First Slice Pie Cace is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 22, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at First Slice Pie Cace?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SEVERAL FREEZERS AND COOLERS STORED WITH PRODUCTS INSIDE IN FRONT DINING AREA ALLOWING PUBLIC ACESS TO THE UNLOCKED FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM THE PUBLIC AND MAINTAIN.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED SEVERAL FREEZERS AND COOLERS STORED WITH PRODUCTS INSIDE IN FRONT DINING AREA ALLOWING PUBLIC ACESS TO THE UNLOCKED FREEZERS AND COOLERS. MUST PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM THE PUBLIC AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORED WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED INSIDE SUGAR CONTAINER LOCATED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS STORED INSIDE SUGAR CONTAINER LOCATED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED FOR ELEVATION OF FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AND REAR FOOD STOARGE AREA. MUST REMOVE MILK CRATES FROM PREMISES AND MUST USE APPROVED SHELVING FOR PRODUCT ELEVATION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENT INSIDE UNISEX WASHROOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMGED FLOOR TILES IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA/FOOD PREPARATION AREA. NOTED FLOOR TILES IN NEED OF REGROUT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE TO HAVE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED SEVERAL OPENINGS IN TO CEILING IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST SEAL OPENINGS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A FEW LIGHT BULBS OFF IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPALCE AND PROVIDE INTENSITY LIGHTING. • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES' BELONGINGS IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR BELONGIGS
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A FEW LIGHT BULBS OFF IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPALCE AND PROVIDE INTENSITY LIGHTING. • OBSERVED EMPLOYEES' BELONGINGS IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO STORE THEIR BELONGIGS
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PRROF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS.

When was First Slice Pie Cace last inspected?

First Slice Pie Cace has 9 inspections on record going back to June 23, 2021.

First Slice Pie Cace vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 April 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.