Pizza Ribs & Things

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 6, 2012
• address408 E 103Rd St, Chicago 60628

Is Pizza Ribs & Things clean?

Pizza Ribs & Things is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 6, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Pizza Ribs & Things?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • HAND SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. WASTE WATER NOT PROPERLY DRAINING WHEN WATER TURNED ON AT SINK. MUST REPAIR SO THAT WASTE WATER PROPERLY DRAINS AND REMOVE STANDING WATER FROM INTERIOR OF SINK. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
• ⚠️No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animals • FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENT INFESTATION AND EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE AT THIS TIME. FOUND MICE DROPPINGS TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT ALONG WALLS,ON PIPES,ON TOP OF ELECTRICAL OUTLETS,INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT MOTOR HOUSING,ON SHELVING UNITS,ON INTERIOR LOWER SECTION OF PIZZA OVEN,IN REAR NEAR FURNACE,ALONG SIDE REACH IN FREEZER,BEHIND COOK LINE,IN REAR STORAGE ROOM UNDER SHELVES,BEHIND COOLERS AND THROUGHOUT PREMSIES. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10-12 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS AND SHELVING UNITS IN REAR NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS AND INSECTS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.critical
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Infestation, No Birds, Turtles Or Other Animals • FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENT INFESTATION AND EVIDENCE OF INSECTS ON SITE AT THIS TIME. FOUND MICE DROPPINGS TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT ALONG WALLS,ON PIPES,ON TOP OF ELECTRICAL OUTLETS,INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT MOTOR HOUSING,ON SHELVING UNITS,ON INTERIOR LOWER SECTION OF PIZZA OVEN,IN REAR NEAR FURNACE,ALONG SIDE REACH IN FREEZER,BEHIND COOK LINE,IN REAR STORAGE ROOM UNDER SHELVES,BEHIND COOLERS AND THROUGHOUT PREMSIES. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10-12 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON WALLS AND SHELVING UNITS IN REAR NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS AND INSECTS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE THE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. FOUND GARBAGE BAGS,OPEN BUCKETS OF WASTE GREASEN AND OTHER DEBRIS ON THE GROUND IN REAR GARBAGE AREA. ALSO, PREMISES DOES NOT HAVE AN OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE ON SITE. MUST REMOVE ALL EXCESSIVE GARBAGE,WASTE GREASE AND ALL OTHER DEBRIS FROM OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. MUST ALSO PROVIDE AN OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE TO PROPERLY STORE REFUSE.
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. FOUND GARBAGE BAGS,OPEN BUCKETS OF WASTE GREASEN AND OTHER DEBRIS ON THE GROUND IN REAR GARBAGE AREA. ALSO, PREMISES DOES NOT HAVE AN OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTACLE ON SITE. MUST REMOVE ALL EXCESSIVE GARBAGE,WASTE GREASE AND ALL OTHER DEBRIS FROM OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. MUST ALSO PROVIDE AN OUTSIDE WASTE RECEPTACLE TO PROPERLY STORE REFUSE.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE ALL PEELING PAINT FROM WALLS,CEILINGS AND SHELVES ON INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT WITH A LIGHT COLORED NON TOXIC PAINT AS NEEDED. MUST DISCARD ALL WORN CUTTING BOARDS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE ALL PEELING PAINT FROM WALLS,CEILINGS AND SHELVES ON INTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT WITH A LIGHT COLORED NON TOXIC PAINT AS NEEDED. MUST DISCARD ALL WORN CUTTING BOARDS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT,THE HOOD OVER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT,COOLERS,PREP TABLES,SHELVING UNITS AND ALL PREP AREA SURFACES. MUST CLEAN ALL ATTACHED LEGS,WHEELS,HANDLES,PIPING AND CORDS. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE COOK LINE,AROUND THE BARBEQUE PIT,UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS,UNDER SINKS AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST REPAIR ALL BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR UNDER 3 COMP SINK,IN REAR PREP AREA AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE COOK LINE,AROUND THE BARBEQUE PIT,UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS,UNDER SINKS AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES. MUST REPAIR ALL BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR UNDER 3 COMP SINK,IN REAR PREP AREA AND THROUGHOUT WHERE NEEDED.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP AREAS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST PROVIDED THE PROPER END CAPS ON LIGHT ABOVE PREP AREA WHERE MISSING. MUST REPLACE ALL BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR BROKEN VENTILATION IN WASHROOM.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE CLUTTER SUCH AS UNUSED COOLERS,OLD PAPERS AND OTHER DEBRIS.

When was Pizza Ribs & Things last inspected?

Pizza Ribs & Things has 6 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2010.

Pizza Ribs & Things vs Roseland

Roseland runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 54 mid, 68 cooked.

Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Roseland, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 6, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.