Papa John's Pizza

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedApril 22, 2025
• address230 W Division St, Chicago 60610

Is Papa John's Pizza clean?

Papa John's Pizza is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 22, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Papa John's Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED FOR CUSTOMERS, PIZZA, WINGS ETC. INSTRUCTED THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE LOWER CORNER OF THE WALL TILE NEAR THE RED COMPUTER TABLE AND LEFT BOTTOM OF THE WALL THAT LEADS TO THE BASEMENT DAMANGED. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF MAKING AREAS EASY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A LEAK AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINL FAUCET. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE WALL COVERING AT THE TOP OF THE WALK IN COOLING UNIT LOOSE AND GAP AT THE CEILING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY. • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DIRT, DEBRIS AND STANDING WATER AROUND THE GREASE TRAP LOCATED UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Papa John's Pizza last inspected?

Papa John's Pizza has 11 inspections on record going back to July 25, 2014.

Papa John's Pizza vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 April 22, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.