Sarpino's Pizzeria

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedApril 24, 2020
• address6526 W North Ave, Chicago 60707

Is Sarpino's Pizzeria clean?

Sarpino's Pizzeria is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 24, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sarpino's Pizzeria?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 24, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE (TCS FOODS) ARE PREPARED AND SERVED AND CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED.INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES (TCS FOODS) ARE BEING HANDLED,PREPARED AND SERVED AND POST ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND IN-COMPLETE VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL KIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COMPLETE KIT AS OUTLINED IN POLICY (DISPOSABLE MOP AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS).PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP IN SOAP DISPENSER ABOVE THE HAND SINK IN WASH ROOM.HAND SOAP MUST BE AVAILABLE AND MAINTAIN HAND SINKS EQUIPPED AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C),NO CITATION ISSUED.(PERSON IN CHARGE PROVIDED HAND SOAP TO MENTIONED HAND SINK BY THE END OF INSPECTION).CORRECTED ON SITE(COS).
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24 HOURS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST IDENTIFY PRODUCT SHELF LIFE OR "CONSUME BY" DATING (7 DAYS FROM PREPARATION DATE). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005,NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN MANUAL CAN OPENER AND HOUSING ATTACHED TO PREP TABLE TO REMOVE ENCRUSTED DRIED UP FOOD DEBRIS AND TO MAINTAIN. • FOUND A TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF THE 4 DOOR PIZZA PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE TORN DOOR GASKET.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PREP COOLERS TO REMOVE FOOD SPLASHED DEBRIS AND TO MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HAND SINK IN WASH ROOM SLOW DRAINING.MUST REPAIR PLUMBING ISSUE AND TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS AT REAR MOP SINK AREA AND MAINTAIN ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL INSIDE WALK-IN-COOLER TO REMOVE DRIED-UP FOOD DEBRIS SPILLS AND TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS FOR LIGHT FIXTURES IN FOOD PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN PIZZA EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF DUSTS BUILD-UP AND TO MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS FOR LIGHT FIXTURES IN FOOD PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN PIZZA EXHAUST HOOD/FILTERS TO REMOVE ACCUMULATIONS OF DUSTS BUILD-UP AND TO MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE A CITY FOR CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND KEEP CERTIFICATE ON SITE.

When was Sarpino's Pizzeria last inspected?

Sarpino's Pizzeria has 12 inspections on record going back to October 26, 2015.

Sarpino's Pizzeria vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.

Other spots in Austin

• ✓! Laramie & Lake Food Mart
  mid · April 9, 2020
• ✓ Redwood Management Group Inc
  clean · April 19, 2016
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  clean · April 19, 2016
• ✓ Welly Grocery
  clean · September 29, 2016
• ✓! Flajae's
  mid · February 9, 2017
• ✓ Moe & Ace Grocery
  clean · December 4, 2015

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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 24, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.