Pita Heaven

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 15, 2021
• address1250 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60605

Is Pita Heaven clean?

Pita Heaven is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 15, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Pita Heaven?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN LOCATED AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED FLAT TOP GRILL AND PANINI GRILL WITH ACCUMULATED DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-601.11 OBSERVED NO LABELS WITH THE BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS FOR PREPACKAGED DESSERTS OFFERED FOR SALE AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. 3-302.12 OBSERVED DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING PRODUCT NAMES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-904.11 OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE FORKS AND KNIVES STORED AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER WITHOUT PROTECTION FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROTECT FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AT ALL TIMES.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-904.11 OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE FORKS AND KNIVES STORED AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER COUNTER WITHOUT PROTECTION FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROTECT FROM POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AT ALL TIMES.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE OVEN AND FRYER, INSIDE OF THE REFRIGERATION UNITS LOCATED IN THE REAR AND ON THE KNIFE RACK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS LOCATED BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, UNDER AND BEHIND REFRIGERATION UNITS AND UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS ON THE VENTS LOCATED ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was Pita Heaven last inspected?

Pita Heaven has 5 inspections on record going back to September 18, 2020.

Pita Heaven 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 27% 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 July 15, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.