Pucci's Restaurant & Pizzeria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 5, 2023
• address10063 S Ewing Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Pucci's Restaurant & Pizzeria clean?

Pucci's Restaurant & Pizzeria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 5, 2023. 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 Pucci's Restaurant & Pizzeria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 5, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS AT HAND SINKS IN BASEMENT AND BAR PREP AREAS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR GLASS REACH IN COOLER AND REFRIGERATOR.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR AREA.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD AT HAND SINK NEXT TO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN BAR AREA.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE RACKS.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE RACKS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN CUTTING BOARDS. • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER SHELVING UNITS.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE WHERE NEEDED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM REACH IN COOLERS & FREEZERS,PREP TABLES,FRYER CABINETS,GRILL TABLE,SODA CADDY IN BASEMENT,1- COMPARTMENT SINK BASIN,FLOOR MIXER.MUST DEFROST REACH IN FREEZERS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST PROVIDE A BACK FLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO LID ON GARBAGE CAN IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO LID ON GARBAGE CAN IN WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA,FLOOR TILES IN BAR SEATING AREA,MISSING WALL TILES IN MEN'S TOILET ROOM. • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT & WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLERS FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2497990 4/8/21 NOT CORRECTED #58- OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2497990 4/8/21 NOT CORRECTED #58- OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS WITHOUT THE REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090)(CITATION ISSUED)

When was Pucci's Restaurant & Pizzeria last inspected?

Pucci's Restaurant & Pizzeria has 14 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Pucci's Restaurant & Pizzeria vs East Side

East Side runs 64% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 48 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.

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  clean · June 25, 2014
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  clean · July 9, 2014
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  mid · November 13, 2019
• ✓ Gabos Restaurant
  clean · August 6, 2014
• ✓! Super Leon Grocery
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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 April 5, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.