Sarpinos Pizzeria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedFebruary 23, 2021
• address158 W Division St, Chicago 60610

Is Sarpinos Pizzeria clean?

Sarpinos Pizzeria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 23, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sarpinos Pizzeria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 23, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE UNAWARE OF DAILY OPERATIONS.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR PROVIDED ON SITE, WHILE TCS FOODS; PORK, CHICKEN, ETC., ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ONSITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, KEEP ONSITE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010, NO CITATION ISSED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT/DIARRHEAL SUPPLIES OR KIT ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO POST PROCEDURES AND KEEP SUPPLIES ONSITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • FOUND TOXIC SUBSTANCE IMPROPERLY STORED ON PREP COUNTER IN PREP AREA, WITHOUT A LABEL ON THE BOTTLE. PERSON IN CHARGE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CHEMICALS PROPERLY, AND PROVIDE IDENTIFYING LABEL ON BOTTLE, IF REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-015 CITATION ISSUED.
  Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • FOUND TOXIC SUBSTANCE IMPROPERLY STORED ON PREP COUNTER IN PREP AREA, WITHOUT A LABEL ON THE BOTTLE. PERSON IN CHARGE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CHEMICALS PROPERLY, AND PROVIDE IDENTIFYING LABEL ON BOTTLE, IF REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-015 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Personal Cleanliness • MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND BROKEN DOOR GASKETS ON MULTIPLE REFRIGERATION UNITS IN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS ON PREP COOLERS IN PREP AREA, DARK STAINS AND DEEP CUTS PRESENT. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN DUST AND LOOSE FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN KITCHEN HOOD, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT IN KITCHEN HOOD, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET, INFORMATION PROVIDED.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET, INFORMATION PROVIDED.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS, AND KEEP ONSITE.

When was Sarpinos Pizzeria last inspected?

Sarpinos Pizzeria has 18 inspections on record going back to July 8, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Sarpinos Pizzeria vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 23, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.