Hot Pops Pizzeria & Rotisserie

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 17, 2026
• address2010 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Hot Pops Pizzeria & Rotisserie clean?

Hot Pops Pizzeria & Rotisserie is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 17, 2026. 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 Hot Pops Pizzeria & Rotisserie?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14(O) OUT PF 02/11/2026 OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN PLACE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTURCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 OBSERVED TORN GASKETS WITH ACCUMULATED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON 3 DOOR COOLER LOCATED IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OUT C 05/11/2026 ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.

When was Hot Pops Pizzeria & Rotisserie last inspected?

Hot Pops Pizzeria & Rotisserie has 2 inspections on record going back to February 11, 2026.

Hot Pops Pizzeria & Rotisserie 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 15% 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 February 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.