Pronto 'za

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 13, 2015
• address1234 N Halsted St, Chicago 60642

Is Pronto 'za clean?

Pronto 'za is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 13, 2015. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Pronto 'za?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS PIZZA FOUND HELD IN DISPLAY CASE AND FOR SALE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. PEPPERONI PIZZA FOUND AT 89.4F. CHEESE PIZZA FOUND AT 89.2F. NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS OR WRITTEN APPROVAL ON SITE FROM CDPH FOR TIME AS A MEANS OF CONTROL. ALL DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A). INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL HOT FOODS AT 140F OR ABOVE.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING THIS INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED AND CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST NOT TAPE FOOD MENUS INSIDE THE FOOD COOLERS. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. MUST NOT USE DIRTY CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR EQUIPMENT OR DRYING RACK .
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST NOT TAPE FOOD MENUS INSIDE THE FOOD COOLERS. FOOD CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. MUST NOT USE DIRTY CLOTH TOWELS AS LINER FOR EQUIPMENT OR DRYING RACK .
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INTERIOR OF ALL COOLER FOUND DIRTY WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS. DIRTY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS FOUND. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DIRTY FLOORS UNDER METAL RACK SHELVING IN REAR PREP AND UNDER AND AROUND PREP COOLERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DIRTY FLOORS UNDER METAL RACK SHELVING IN REAR PREP AND UNDER AND AROUND PREP COOLERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA MUST BE REPLACED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA MUST BE REPLACED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROPANE PORTABLE GAS GRILLS BEING USED DURING THIS INSPECTION TO REHEAT MEAT SAUCE, CHILI AND CHICKEN SOUP MUST BE UNDER PROPER VENTILATION. TOWEL USED AS REPAIR METHOD ON THE LEAKING NOZZLE OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR. VENTILATION IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM NOT OPERATIONAL. MUST REPAIR.
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR CHECKING HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES.
  Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE A METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR CHECKING HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAINING. MUST HAVE PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. NO CERTIFICATES OR PROOF OF TRAINING. MUST HAVE PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

When was Pronto 'za last inspected?

Pronto 'za has 7 inspections on record going back to April 12, 2010.

Pronto 'za vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 13, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.