Waldo Cooney's Pizza

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 7, 2026
• address2640 W 51St St, Chicago 60632

Is Waldo Cooney's Pizza clean?

Waldo Cooney's Pizza is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Waldo Cooney's Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BOXES STORED ON MILK CRATES IN OUTSIDE WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BURNER AND TWO FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BURNER AND TWO FRYERS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCETS AT HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA AND FAUCET OF WASH AND RINSE COMPARTMENTS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET OF HANDWASHING SINK IN PREP AREA AND FAUCET OF WASH AND RINSE COMPARTMENTS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON WALL TO THE RIGHT OF BURNER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE GREASE AND CLEAN WALL TO THE RIGHT OF BURNER AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE FRYERS AND BURNER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST AND CLEAN FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE FRYERS AND BURNER AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE FRYERS AND BURNER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUST AND CLEAN FILTERS IN HOOD ABOVE FRYERS AND BURNER AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • AT TIME OF INSPECTION NO ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED FOR ONE EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VALID PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.

When was Waldo Cooney's Pizza last inspected?

Waldo Cooney's Pizza has 4 inspections on record going back to November 6, 2024.

Waldo Cooney's Pizza vs Gage Park

Gage Park runs 71% clean across 393 tracked restaurants — 278 clean, 70 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 393 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.