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Papa John's Pizza
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 9, 2014
- address80 E Cermak Rd, Chicago 60616
Is Papa John's Pizza clean?
Papa John's Pizza is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 9, 2014. 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 Papa John's Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 9, 2014, 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 • WIPE INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS IN PREP AREA AND CLEAN BLADE OF CAN OPENER AT CAN OPENING STATION.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED EXTERIOR SURFACE OF GREASE RECEPTOR RUSTY; PAINT RECEPTOR AT THREE COMP SINK.
When was Papa John's Pizza last inspected?
Papa John's Pizza has 8 inspections on record going back to January 20, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| June 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 16, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 9, 2013 | Fail | |
| October 10, 2012 | Pass | |
| October 2, 2012 | Fail | |
| May 3, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 20, 2012 | Fail |
Papa John's Pizza vs Near South Side
Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.
Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, 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 June 9, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.