Pita Heaven Of Chicago

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 18, 2020
• address1250 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60605

Is Pita Heaven Of Chicago clean?

Pita Heaven Of Chicago is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 18, 2020. 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 Pita Heaven Of Chicago?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 18, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE; MUST OBTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND WALLS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED TO REMOVE GREASE AND DIRT.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN. ALSO CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN REAR PREP AREA TO REMOVE DUST AND CEILING VENTS IN WASHROOMS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN. ALSO CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN REAR PREP AREA TO REMOVE DUST AND CEILING VENTS IN WASHROOMS.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: HUMMUS AT 50F, HAM AT 46.6F, COOKED BEEF AT 49F, BOILED EGGS AT 50F AND CHEESE AT 50F. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. ALL ITEMS WERE DISCARDED. 15 LBS AT VALUED $60. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • FOUND THE TWO DOOR PREP COOLER AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. UNIT FOUND AT 54F; INSTRUCTED THAT UNIT MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW. UNIT WAS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REPAIRED AND INSPECTED BY THE CHICAGO DEPT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF STOVE, FRYER, GRILL AND GYRO SPIT, INTERIOR SURFACES OF REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS, BOTTOM OF FRYER TO REMOVE GREASE AND PREP TABLES WHERE NEEDED.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE FAUCET NECK MISSING FROM THE SPRAYER SINK AT THE DISHMACHINE. SPRAYER IS WORKING BUT FAUCET NECK IS MISSING; MUST REPLACE.

When was Pita Heaven Of Chicago last inspected?

Pita Heaven Of Chicago has 3 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2019.

Pita Heaven Of Chicago 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 September 18, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.