Toppers Pizza

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 29, 2015
• address120 S Halsted St, Chicago 60661

Is Toppers Pizza clean?

Toppers Pizza is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 29, 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 Toppers Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • REFRIGERATED FOOD STORAGE FACILITIES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED PREP COOLER STORING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS UNPLUGGED WITH AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 54 DEGREES F. MUST REPAIR, ADJUST AND PROPERLY CONNECT REFRIGERATED FOOD STORAGE FACILITIES SO THEY MAINTAIN 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW. ALSO NOTED HOT HOLDING UNIT ON SITE AT 113 DEGREES F. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT 140 DEGREES F AND ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • NOTED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 56LBS OF CHICKEN, PEPPERONI, SAUSAGE,VARIOUS CHEESES, VARIOUS SAUCES,COOKED PASTA,SLICED TOMATOES,BACON,POTATOES, TACO MEAT AND HAM AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 45-54 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDUS COLD FOODS AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • NO WRITTEN PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK ON SITE FOR REVIEW. MUST PROVIDE A COMPLETE WRITTEN PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED. ALSO, NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. (CHICKEN,PIZZA) MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE ALL CRACKED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND LIDS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE ALL CRACKED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS AND LIDS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE PIZZA OVEN, THE VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE THE PIZZA OVEN, SINKS, PREP TABLES AND ALL EQUIPMENT AS NEEDED. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF LIGHT SHIELDS AS NEEDED.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AND FLOOR DRAINS IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB IN REAR PREP AREA/DISHWASHING AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL A GREASE TRAP AT THE 4 COMPARTMENT SINK OR LOCATE THE EXISTING GREASE TRAP.
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST PROVIDE IDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES AS REQUIRED.
  Food Handler Requirements Met • MUST PROVIDE IDPH FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES AS REQUIRED.

When was Toppers Pizza last inspected?

Toppers Pizza has 7 inspections on record going back to November 10, 2011.

Toppers Pizza vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, 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 29, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.