Pete's Pizza #2

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMay 7, 2026
• address5845-5849 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60634

Is Pete's Pizza #2 clean?

Pete's Pizza #2 is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 7, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Pete's Pizza #2?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, 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 PERSON IN CHARGE DURING INSPECTION. MUST HAVE A PERSON IN CHARGE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED(PIZZA, CHICKEN). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CFM ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO SOAP AVAILABLE AT HAND SINK LOCATED IN DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SOAP AT ALL TIMES FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. SOAP WAS REPLENISHED BY EMPLOYEE DURING INSPECTION. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED AT BAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES FOR EMPLOYEES TO DRY HANDS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). SEE ABOVE FOR CITATION. PAPER TOWELS WERE REPLENISHED BY EMPLOYEE DURING INSPECTION. • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINKS IN PIZZA PREP KITCHEN AND IN REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED MEAT SAUCE AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 109F AT STEAM TABLE. ALL INTERNAL PARTS OF THE FOOD MUST REACH AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 135F OR ABOVE. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS AT A COST OF $20.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED LARGE CONTAINER OF COOKED MEAT SAUCE WITH AN IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 79F INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER. EMPLOYEE STATES THE MEAT SAUCE WAS PREPARED AND COOKED ON 5-6-2026. TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. SEE ABOVE FOR CITATION. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 25 LBS AT A COST OF $50.00.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY TO EAT RIBS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS AGO WITHOUT ANY DATE MARKING. ALSO OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING READY TO EAT FOODS STORED ON SITE FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS AGO WITHOUT ANY DATE MARKING SUCH AS COOKED LASAGNA, COOKED CHICKEN BREASTS, MARINARA SAUCE MADE WITH CHOPPED TOMATOES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DATE MARKING SYSTEM FOR READY TO EAT FOODS THAT ARE HELD PAST 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. FOOD DISCARDED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS AT A COST OF $380.00.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM LAST INSPECTION ON 4-4-2025, REPORT #2615149. #58--OBSERVED EXPIRED AND MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM LAST INSPECTION ON 4-4-2025, REPORT #2615149. #58--OBSERVED EXPIRED AND MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES. MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Pete's Pizza #2 last inspected?

Pete's Pizza #2 has 24 inspections on record going back to April 30, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Pete's Pizza #2 vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 15% of them.

Other spots in Portage Park

• ✓ Pete's Pizza #2
  clean · April 30, 2013
• ✓ Taqueria Amigo Chino 2
  clean · January 13, 2025
• ✓ Fresca Panini & Coffee
  clean · March 27, 2013
• ✓ Delicia Crucita
  clean · January 28, 2026
• ✓ 7 Eleven
  clean · June 3, 2015
• ✓ 7 Eleven
  clean · May 30, 2013

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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 May 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.