First Slice Pie Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 2, 2025
• address4664 N Manor Ave, Chicago 60625

Is First Slice Pie Cafe clean?

First Slice Pie Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 2, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at First Slice Pie Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 2, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • MUST USE FOOD SCOOPS WITH HANDLES INVERTED IN THE BULK COFFEE CONTAINER AT THE FRONT PREP.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • MUST USE FOOD SCOOPS WITH HANDLES INVERTED IN THE BULK COFFEE CONTAINER AT THE FRONT PREP.
• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • NOTED EMPLOYEES CONSUMING THEIR "FAMILY MEAL" IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL FOODS MUST NOT BE CONSUMED IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED THE PAPER TOWELS FOR THE DISHWASHING AREA HAND SINK LOCATED DIRECTLY ABOVE CLEAN STORED DISHES. MUST NOT STORE ABOVE CLEAN DISHWARES.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED A BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE ON ICE/WATER CONTACT SURFACES DRIPPING DOWN INTO THE ICE FOR CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Proper Cooling Time And Temperature • NOTED IMPROPER COOLING OF TCS FOODS. NOTED A LARGE PAN OF COOKED BEEF IN A COVERED POT AND A LARGE POT OF COVERED CHEESE SAUCE POT ON THE UNLIT STOVE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 125.F AND 131.8F ALSO COOKED CHICKEN BREASTS ON PANS INSIDE AN OVEN NOTED TURNED OFF AT 126.1F. MANAGER STATES THEY WERE IN THE COOLING PROCESS AND HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR 40 MINUTES. REVIEWED PROPER COOLING METHODS WITH MANAGEMENT. MANAGER STARTED THE PROPER METHODS OF COOLING THE FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 SEE VIOLATION #22 FOR THE CITATION.
  Proper Cooling Time And Temperature • NOTED IMPROPER COOLING OF TCS FOODS. NOTED A LARGE PAN OF COOKED BEEF IN A COVERED POT AND A LARGE POT OF COVERED CHEESE SAUCE POT ON THE UNLIT STOVE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 125.F AND 131.8F ALSO COOKED CHICKEN BREASTS ON PANS INSIDE AN OVEN NOTED TURNED OFF AT 126.1F. MANAGER STATES THEY WERE IN THE COOLING PROCESS AND HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR 40 MINUTES. REVIEWED PROPER COOLING METHODS WITH MANAGEMENT. MANAGER STARTED THE PROPER METHODS OF COOLING THE FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 SEE VIOLATION #22 FOR THE CITATION.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • NOTED APPROXIMATELY 75 LBS ASSORTED TCS FOODS INSIDE THE TWO DOOR PREP COOLER HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. FOODS SUCH AS HAM @ 51.4F, QUICHE @ 49.8F, TURKEY AT 48.2F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • NOTED THE TWO DOOR PREP COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. COOLER FOUND AT 59.3F WITH FOODS SUCH AS TURKEY AT 48.2F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OPEN GAP APPROXIMATELY 1/2 INCH AND TORN/MISSING RUBBER STRIP ON THE BOTTOM THRESHOLD OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR TO THE ALLEY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND PROVIDE A TIGHT FITTING SEAL.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS AS REPAIR FOR MISSING WOODEN CABINET AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA.-----BROKEN DOOR ON THE ICE MACHINE. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST REMOVE PEELING PLASTIC FROM THE METAL FOOD CART.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • BASEBOARD UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH BUMPY, UNEVEN SPRAY FOAM AS SEALANT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE SMOOTH CLEANABLE COVING ALONG THE BASEBOARD UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. • RAW WOOD AS REPAIR TO THE WALL BEHIND/UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PAINT/SEAL TO BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS.MUST PROVIDE DESIGNATED STORAGE AWAY FROM FOOD PREP, FOOD CONTACT ITEMS FOR EMPLOYEES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE THEIR PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS.MUST PROVIDE DESIGNATED STORAGE AWAY FROM FOOD PREP, FOOD CONTACT ITEMS FOR EMPLOYEES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER HAS AN EXPIRED ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF CURRENT ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE.

When was First Slice Pie Cafe last inspected?

First Slice Pie Cafe has 25 inspections on record going back to November 1, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

First Slice Pie Cafe vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 September 2, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.