Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
• address1120 N State St, Chicago 60610

Is Lou Malnati's Pizzeria clean?

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 31, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Lou Malnati's Pizzeria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE SODA DISPENCER UNIT LEFT OF THE BAR AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING: THE REAR KITCHEN AREA, STORAGE, BAR AREA AND THE SODA/COFFEE AREA UNDER AND AROUND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Lou Malnati's Pizzeria last inspected?

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria has 32 inspections on record going back to June 23, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.