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Pita Xpress Grill
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 17, 2014
- address2537-2539 W Devon Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Pita Xpress Grill clean?
Pita Xpress Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 17, 2014. 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 Xpress Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 17, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • DURING INSPECTION FOUND NO SOAP AT THE FRONT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED NEXT TO THE GRILL. INSTRUCTED FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBER TO ALWAYS PROVIDE HAND SOAP AT HAND WASHING SINKS. CDI.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • DURING INSPECTION THERE WAS NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER PRESENT ON PREMISES WHILE A FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBER WAS CUTTING ONIONS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. THERE MUST ALWAYS BE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED, PREPARED OR COOKED.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOUND SMALL CONTAINERS IN THE FRONT REACH-IN COOLER, PREPARED FOODS, AND OTHER FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER NOT DATED OR LABELED. ALL FOODS NOT FOUND IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE DATED AND LABELED AT ALL TIMES.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • FOUND SMALL CONTAINERS IN THE FRONT REACH-IN COOLER, PREPARED FOODS, AND OTHER FOODS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER NOT DATED OR LABELED. ALL FOODS NOT FOUND IN ORIGINAL CONTAINERS MUST BE DATED AND LABELED AT ALL TIMES.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF ALL MICROWAVE OVENS TO REMOVE ENCRUSTED DRIED FOOD. • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE 2DR REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE REAR KITCHEN AREA TO REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP AND FOOD DEBRI.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DURING INSPECTION FOUND LARGE STAINLESS STEEL POTS AND LARGE PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. ALL ITEMS MUST BE 6 INCHES OF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES. • FOUND A PUDDLE OF WATER AT THE BASE OF THE STAIRWAY LEADING TO THE BASEMENT AND ANOTHER PUDDLE OF WATER UNDER THE DRY STORAGE RACK ON THE EAST SIDE WALL OF THE BASEMENT. MUST ALWAYS MAINTAIN FLOOR DRY AND IN GOOD REPAIR.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DURING INSPECTION FOUND LARGE STAINLESS STEEL POTS AND LARGE PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINERS ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. ALL ITEMS MUST BE 6 INCHES OF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES. • FOUND A PUDDLE OF WATER AT THE BASE OF THE STAIRWAY LEADING TO THE BASEMENT AND ANOTHER PUDDLE OF WATER UNDER THE DRY STORAGE RACK ON THE EAST SIDE WALL OF THE BASEMENT. MUST ALWAYS MAINTAIN FLOOR DRY AND IN GOOD REPAIR.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • DURING INSPECTION FOUND A SMALL ROOM IN THE BASEMENT WITH A LOVE SEAT SOFA BED AND PILLOW LOCATED ACROSS FROM AN ICE BOX FREEZER IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE OFF PREMISES. None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • DURING INSPECTION FOUND TWO FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING AND HANDLING FOODS. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • DURING INSPECTION FOUND TWO FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE PREPARING AND HANDLING FOODS. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION UNTIL USE AT ALL TIMES. FOUND WASH CLOTHS SITTING ON TOP OF TABLES IN THE REAR PREP AREA.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROPERLY STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION UNTIL USE AT ALL TIMES. FOUND WASH CLOTHS SITTING ON TOP OF TABLES IN THE REAR PREP AREA.
When was Pita Xpress Grill last inspected?
Pita Xpress Grill has 4 inspections on record going back to September 21, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| July 17, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 31, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 21, 2012 | Pass |
Pita Xpress Grill vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 31% 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 17, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.