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Leona's Pizzeria
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 24, 2018
- address6935 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago 60626
Is Leona's Pizzeria clean?
Leona's Pizzeria is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 24, 2018. 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?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 24, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED INSIDE CABINET DOORS AT HOST STAND HAVE RAW WOOD. MUST PAINT OR SEAL RAW WOOD SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED CABINET DOOR MISSING ON SERVER STATION. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED TOP OF LARGE DOUGH MIXER ON 1 ST FLOOR WITH CRACKED BROKEN SURFACE OF TOP OF MIXER. SURFACE MUST BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAINEDFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED INSIDE CABINET DOORS AT HOST STAND HAVE RAW WOOD. MUST PAINT OR SEAL RAW WOOD SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • OBSERVED CABINET DOOR MISSING ON SERVER STATION. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED TOP OF LARGE DOUGH MIXER ON 1 ST FLOOR WITH CRACKED BROKEN SURFACE OF TOP OF MIXER. SURFACE MUST BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAINED
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED STANDING WATER AND DIRT INSIDE ICE BIN LOCATED NEAR NORTH SIDE EXIT DOOR. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OBSERVED INTERIOR OF PASTA COOLER UNCLEAN WITH STANDING WATER AT BASE OF COOLER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS IN BASEMENT NEED TO BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAINED. PAINT OR SEAL ALL RAW/CHIPPING CONCRETE.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED FLOORS IN BASEMENT NEED TO BE RESTORED TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAINED. PAINT OR SEAL ALL RAW/CHIPPING CONCRETE.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED SUMP PUMPS IN BASEMENT NOT FULLY OPERATIONAL. SUMP PUMPS IN BASEMENT MUST BE REPAIRED AND MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES.
When was Leona's Pizzeria last inspected?
Leona's Pizzeria has 13 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| May 24, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2018 | Fail | |
| January 23, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 16, 2018 | Fail | |
| September 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 7, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 25, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 18, 2015 | Fail |
Leona's Pizzeria vs Rogers Park
Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.
Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers 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 May 24, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.