Nicola's Pizzeria

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 19, 2011
• address400 S Financial Pl, Chicago 60605

Is Nicola's Pizzeria clean?

Nicola's Pizzeria is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 19, 2011. 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 Nicola's Pizzeria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 19, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MISSING 2 STOPPERS. MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MISSING 2 STOPPERS. MUST PROVIDE STOPPERS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED CEILING TILES STAINED/DUST ACCUMULATION ABOVE OVEN. MUST CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. OBSERVED CEILING TILES STAINED/DUST ACCUMULATION ABOVE OVEN. MUST CLEAN ALL UNCLEAN CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hair. FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

When was Nicola's Pizzeria last inspected?

Nicola's Pizzeria has 2 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2011.

Nicola's Pizzeria vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, 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 July 19, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.