Pizzeria Brandi

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 16, 2011
• address67 E Cermak Rd, Chicago 60616

Is Pizzeria Brandi clean?

Pizzeria Brandi is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 16, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Pizzeria Brandi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 16, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL READY TO EAT FOODS INSIDE REFRIGERATOR.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL READY TO EAT FOODS INSIDE REFRIGERATOR.
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND WASH SINK AND PREP TABLE AT FRONT PREP AREA. REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AND CARDBOARD LINING FROM SHELVES AT FRONT AREA. DEFROST CHEST FREEZER TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP. PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND WASH SINK AND PREP TABLE AT FRONT PREP AREA. REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL AND CARDBOARD LINING FROM SHELVES AT FRONT AREA. DEFROST CHEST FREEZER TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP. PAINT EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN UNDER AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT, LARGE MIXER, BULK FOOD CONTAINERS, VENTILATION FILTERS, GASKETS AT SLIDING DOOR REFRIGERATOR AT FRONT PREP AREA, AND DEEP FRYER AT REAR PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AT FRONT AND REAR AREAS, CLOSE OPENINGS AROUND PIPING AT REAR UTILITY SINK CLOSET AND AT WALL AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, CLEAN ATTACHMENTS AT VENTILATION HOOD, AND VENTS AT CEILING TO REMOVE DUST BUILDUP. REPAIR WALL BASE COVING AT PIZZA PREP AREA AND SEAL WALL AT VENTILATION HOOD.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING PANELS AT FRONT AND REAR AREAS, CLOSE OPENINGS AROUND PIPING AT REAR UTILITY SINK CLOSET AND AT WALL AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, CLEAN ATTACHMENTS AT VENTILATION HOOD, AND VENTS AT CEILING TO REMOVE DUST BUILDUP. REPAIR WALL BASE COVING AT PIZZA PREP AREA AND SEAL WALL AT VENTILATION HOOD.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE LIGHT BULBS AT VENTILATION HOOD.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTALL DIPPER WELL WITH COLD RUNNING WATER FOR FROZEN DESSERT/ITALIAN ICE SCOOPS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE CHEMICALS SEPARATE AND AWAY FROM BULK FOOD CONTAINERS AT REAR. ORGANIZE CLUTTERED STORAGE AREA AND REMOVE UNUSED ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

When was Pizzeria Brandi last inspected?

Pizzeria Brandi has 2 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2011.

Pizzeria Brandi 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 30% 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 16, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.