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Pizza Nova Express
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 17, 2026
- address558 W 43Rd St, Chicago 60609
Is Pizza Nova Express clean?
Pizza Nova Express is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 17, 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 February 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • Food containers in basement stored under 6" cast iron sewer lines, instructed to move food away from sewer lines or enclose pipes.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • Food containers in basement stored under 6" cast iron sewer lines, instructed to move food away from sewer lines or enclose pipes.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • Disposable cups and spoons used in food production, instructed to use durable utensils.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, dark section where food containers are stored. Instructed to provide additional lighting.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Inadequate lighting in walk-in cooler, dark section where food containers are stored. Instructed to provide additional lighting.
When was Pizza Nova Express last inspected?
Pizza Nova Express has 27 inspections on record going back to November 15, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 20, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2021 | Fail | |
| May 17, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 28, 2020 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 28, 2019 | Pass | |
| December 4, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Pizza Nova Express vs Fuller Park
Fuller Park runs 61% clean across 148 tracked restaurants — 89 clean, 36 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 148 spots Cooked tracks in Fuller Park, this one comes out cleaner than 42% 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 February 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.