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Uptown Pizza & Bq
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 27, 2023
- address1031 W Wilson Ave, Chicago 60640
Is Uptown Pizza & Bq clean?
Uptown Pizza & Bq is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 27, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Uptown Pizza & Bq?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 27, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.12 OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP SCRATCHES AND DARK STAINS ON PREP TABLES IN THE FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RESURFACE/REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN THEM. • 4-202.16 OBSERVED RUSTED STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE RUST AND MAINTAIN. ALL NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 4-101.17 OBSERVED RAW WOOD SHELVES IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE AND THE FRONT AND REAR PREPARATION AREAS. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO SEAL OR PAINT TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.11 OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR.---ALSO OBSERVED MULTIPLE GAPS IN THE CEILING IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPLACE MISSING CEILING TILES SMOOTHLY TO SEAL ALL GAPS AND MAINTAIN THEM IN GOOD REPAIR. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS SPILLED ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP COOLERS, HOT-HOLDING UNITS, PREP TABLES, AND DEEP FRYERS TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP, AND OR GREASE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WITH AN EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RENEW THE EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WITH AN EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO RENEW THE EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS.
When was Uptown Pizza & Bq last inspected?
Uptown Pizza & Bq has 33 inspections on record going back to April 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 2, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| February 27, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 2, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 26, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2022 | Fail | |
| August 17, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 13, 2021 | Fail | |
| August 5, 2021 | Fail | |
| October 22, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 23, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 7, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Uptown Pizza & Bq vs Uptown
Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 41% 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 27, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.