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Martello's Pizza #1
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 22, 2012
- address2351 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60612
Is Martello's Pizza #1 clean?
Martello's Pizza #1 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 22, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Martello's Pizza #1?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 22, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • The reach in freezer door does not close properly, repair the freezer door. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • The ventilation hood filters are dirty, clean the filters.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • The aluminum can recycleing area is cluttered, remove the cans. All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors.
When was Martello's Pizza #1 last inspected?
Martello's Pizza #1 has 9 inspections on record going back to November 19, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 19, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| January 2, 2015 | — | |
| March 21, 2014 | — | |
| September 12, 2013 | — | |
| March 22, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 2, 2011 | Pass | |
| May 4, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 2, 2010 | Pass | |
| November 19, 2010 | Fail |
Martello's Pizza #1 vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 22, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.