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Leona's Pizzeria, Inc.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 5, 2014
- address1236 E 53Rd St, Chicago 60615
Is Leona's Pizzeria, Inc. clean?
Leona's Pizzeria, Inc. is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 5, 2014. 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 Leona's Pizzeria, Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 5, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUBBER GASKET AT PIZZA PREP COOLER DOOR LOOSE; REPAIR/REPLACE GASKET AT UNIT TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR. UNIT HOLDING AT 38.0F AT THIS TIME.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RUBBER GASKET AT PIZZA PREP COOLER DOOR LOOSE; REPAIR/REPLACE GASKET AT UNIT TO AVOID ESCAPING AIR. UNIT HOLDING AT 38.0F AT THIS TIME.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN BOTTOM INTERIOR OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REMOVE DUST FROM CEILING VENT IN DISHWASHING AREA, VENTILATION FAN IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, AND WALL FAN IN DISHWASHING AREA. CLEAN WALL UNDER DISHMACHINE ON RIGHT SIDE TO REMOVE MOLDY BUILD UP, SEAL HOLE UNDER DISHMACHINE IN WALL TILE BETWEEN WALL AND FLOOR.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REMOVE DUST FROM CEILING VENT IN DISHWASHING AREA, VENTILATION FAN IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, AND WALL FAN IN DISHWASHING AREA. CLEAN WALL UNDER DISHMACHINE ON RIGHT SIDE TO REMOVE MOLDY BUILD UP, SEAL HOLE UNDER DISHMACHINE IN WALL TILE BETWEEN WALL AND FLOOR.
When was Leona's Pizzeria, Inc. last inspected?
Leona's Pizzeria, Inc. has 12 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| March 5, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 3, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2013 | Fail | |
| February 3, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 8, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 17, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2011 | Fail | |
| June 9, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 30, 2010 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2010 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2010 | Pass |
Leona's Pizzeria, Inc. vs Hyde Park
Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, 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 March 5, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.