M & G Pizza

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 5, 2022
• address2819 N Southport Ave, Chicago 60657

Is M & G Pizza clean?

M & G Pizza is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 5, 2022. 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 M & G Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 5, 2022, 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 • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE FREEZER UNIT STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED PROPERLY TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD-GRADE CONTAINERS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • NOTED DIRTY AND FLOUR ACCUMULATION ON THE STANDING MIXER UNIT AT THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY IN THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AREA AND HAND WASH SINK NEXT TO THE STOVE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED MISSING LIGHT BULB ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE FOOD DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING WITH SHATTERPROOF BULBS OR A PROTECTIVE SHIELDS FOR THE BULBS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED MISSING LIGHT BULB ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE FOOD DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING WITH SHATTERPROOF BULBS OR A PROTECTIVE SHIELDS FOR THE BULBS.

When was M & G Pizza last inspected?

M & G Pizza has 8 inspections on record going back to October 3, 2017.

M & G Pizza vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 October 5, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.