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Papa John's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 27, 2023
- address1151-1161 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607
Is Papa John's clean?
Papa John's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 27, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Papa John's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 27, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED SLIGHT LEAK COMING FROM PIPE UNDERNEATH EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DUST ON CEILING ABOVE DISH AREA AND ON VENT IN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTIAN IN GOOD CONDITION.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DUST ON CEILING ABOVE DISH AREA AND ON VENT IN EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTIAN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED 2 OF 3 EMPLOYEES DO NOT HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED 2 OF 3 EMPLOYEES DO NOT HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
When was Papa John's last inspected?
Papa John's has 1 inspection on record going back to September 27, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 27, 2023 | Pass |
Papa John's vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 51% 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 September 27, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.