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Pizza Nova Express
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 11, 2026
- address3836 W 79Th St, Chicago 60652
Is Pizza Nova Express clean?
Pizza Nova Express is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 11, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pizza Nova Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD DUSTY ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAINAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD DUSTY ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE RUST AND PAINT WITH NONTOXIC PAINT. SHELVING MUST BE SMOOTH AND AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN THE FLOORS AND FAN COVERS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND/OR DEBRIS.
When was Pizza Nova Express last inspected?
Pizza Nova Express has 20 inspections on record going back to February 22, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2026 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 27, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 24, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 1, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 14, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 27, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 10, 2020 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2019 | Pass | |
| February 21, 2019 | Pass | |
| February 11, 2019 | Fail | |
| July 18, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Pizza Nova Express vs Ashburn
Ashburn runs 69% clean across 300 tracked restaurants — 207 clean, 45 mid, 46 cooked.
Against the 300 spots Cooked tracks in Ashburn, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 June 11, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.