Cooked?
Pete's Pizza
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 6, 2025
- address3737 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Pete's Pizza clean?
Pete's Pizza is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 6, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pete's Pizza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS (COOKIES, CAKE SLICES, AND BANANA PUDDING)NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS WITH IDENTITY, NET WEIGHT, INGREDIENTS, BUSINESS NAME, AND ADDRESS WHERE MADE AND PACKAGED.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF WITH A GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR (ABOUT 1/2'). INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
When was Pete's Pizza last inspected?
Pete's Pizza has 22 inspections on record going back to August 11, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2021 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2021 | Fail | |
| October 27, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 19, 2020 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 22, 2019 | — | |
| January 19, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2018 | Fail | |
| February 10, 2017 | Pass |
Pete's Pizza vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.
Other spots in North Center
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 March 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.