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Natys Pizza 26
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 28, 2026
- address3849 W 26Th St, Chicago 60623
Is Natys Pizza 26 clean?
Natys Pizza 26 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 28, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Natys Pizza 26?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNS AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNS AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY EMPLOYEES.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD ITEMS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED PIZZA BOXES AND TRAYS STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL PIZZA BOXES AND TRAYS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED PIZZA BOXES AND TRAYS STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL PIZZA BOXES AND TRAYS SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED PROPANE TANKS STORED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL PROPANE TANKS FROM INSIDE PREMISES.
When was Natys Pizza 26 last inspected?
Natys Pizza 26 has 14 inspections on record going back to August 6, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 27, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 13, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 3, 2018 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2018 | Fail | |
| July 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2016 | Pass |
Natys Pizza 26 vs South Lawndale
South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.
Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 68% 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 January 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.