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Pita Heaven
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 26, 2017
- address1676 W Ogden Ave, Chicago 60612
Is Pita Heaven clean?
Pita Heaven is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 26, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Pita Heaven?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 26, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • Found the following potentially hazardous foods at improper temperatures, in the salad bar: 3.9lbs of egg salad @ 49.1F; 5.7lbs of shelled, hard boiled eggs @ 47.8F; 1.2lbs of chicken @ 62.1F; 2.1 lbs of blue cheese @ 52.1F; 2lbs of goat cheese @ 49.1F; 4.3lbs of mozzarella cheese at 51.1F; 2.1 lbs of peperjack cheese @ 50.9F; 4.1 lbs of cooked corn @ 51.6F; 2.9lbs of feta cheese @ 49.5F; 10lbs of diced ham ranging from 45.0F - 51.6F; 5.1 lbs of cooked garbanzo beans @ 54.3F; 2.5 lbs of shredded cheddar cheese @ 52.2F; 4.1 lbs of cubed cheddar cheese @ 53.4F; 6.1 lbs of macaroni salad @ 45.1F; 3.2lbs of sliced tomatoes @ 48.2F; 3.5lbs of chicken salad @ 47.7F; 5.3lbs of chicken breast @ 47.8F. Instructed must keep all cold, potentially hazardous foods @ 40F or below at all times (and hot potentially hazardous foods @ 140F or above at all times). Operator voluntarily discarded denatured foods during inspection. Critical violation 7-38-005(a).
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • Observed no city of Chicago certificated food manager on site while potentially hazardous foods (eggs, soups, etc.) are being prepped and served. Advised must have a city of Chicago certified food manager on site at all times. Serious violation 7-38-012.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Found cold hold unit (salad bar) with excessive ice accumulation under pans, on lower interior of unit. Found excessive dust build up on vents inside unit. Must remove, clean and sanitize unit. Must maintain same.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Found cold hold unit (salad bar) with excessive ice accumulation under pans, on lower interior of unit. Found excessive dust build up on vents inside unit. Must remove, clean and sanitize unit. Must maintain same.
When was Pita Heaven last inspected?
Pita Heaven has 7 inspections on record going back to November 17, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| January 26, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 14, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 10, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 8, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 19, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 17, 2014 | Pass |
Pita Heaven vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 January 26, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.