Primos Pizza

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 16, 2026
• address816 W Van Buren St, Chicago 60607

Is Primos Pizza clean?

Primos Pizza is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 16, 2026. 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 Primos Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MULTI USE UTENSILS NOT INVERTED DURING STORAGE. INSTD TO INVERT (HANDLE UP) DURING STORAGE AND MAINTAIN
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MULTI USE UTENSILS NOT INVERTED DURING STORAGE. INSTD TO INVERT (HANDLE UP) DURING STORAGE AND MAINTAIN
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • HANDWASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA NOT ACCESSBILE, CANS AND BOTTLES IN BASIN OF SINK. INSTD TO KEEP BASIN EMPTY AND USE FOR HANDWASHING ONLY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030 SEE ABOVE FOR VIOLATION ISSUED • NO HANDWASH CLEANSER AT HANDWASH SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION • NO HANDWASHING PROVISION AT EITHER HANDWASH SINKS IN PREP/WAREWASHING AREAS. EMPLOYEE LEFT PREMISES TO OBTAIN PAPER TOWELS. PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED DURING INSPECTION. INSTD TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN. SEE ABOVE FOR VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY VIOLATION
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • CONTAINER OF SAUSAGE AT 51.0F AND CONTAINERS OF CHEESE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 49.5 IN PIZZA PREP COOLER. ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 15LBS $50 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • EMPLOYEES PERSONALBELONGINGS IMPROPERLY STORED ON MEAT SLICER. INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA AND MAINTAIN
  Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • EMPLOYEES PERSONALBELONGINGS IMPROPERLY STORED ON MEAT SLICER. INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA AND MAINTAIN
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • PIZZA PREP COOLER BEING USED UNABLE TO ABLE MAINTAIN PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE, INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 51.0F. COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED, ABLE TO MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 PRIORITY
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • CONDENSOR LEAKING AT FRONT PREP COOLER CAUSING EXCESSIVE WATER ACCUMULATION ON BOTTOM OF COOLER. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MISSING PROPER STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. URINAL WRAPPED IN DISREPAIR AND WRAPPED IN PLASTIC IN MENS TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • EXTREME CLUTTER/UNNECESSARY ITEMS FILLED IN OPEN STORAGE ISLAND/CABINET IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS, NON RELATED ITEMS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT & NON FUNCTIONAL ITEM AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NO LIGHTS IN ALL STORAGE ROOMS NEAR WALK IN COOLER AND TOILET ROOMS. INSTD TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NO LIGHTS IN ALL STORAGE ROOMS NEAR WALK IN COOLER AND TOILET ROOMS. INSTD TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN

When was Primos Pizza last inspected?

Primos Pizza has 17 inspections on record going back to June 6, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Primos Pizza vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 40% 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 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.