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West Town Pizza Shop
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 2, 2016
- address2525 W North Ave, Chicago 60647
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is West Town Pizza Shop clean?
West Town Pizza Shop is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 2, 2016. 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 West Town Pizza Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 2, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • TED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED T PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME, PREPARED BY DATE AND/OR USED BY DATE.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • TED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED T PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME, PREPARED BY DATE AND/OR USED BY DATE.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKETS AT 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKETS AT 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED DUSTY FANS INSIDE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • NOTED DUSTY FANS INSIDE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED STAINED CEILING TILES AT THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REPAIR AND/REPLACE.
When was West Town Pizza Shop last inspected?
West Town Pizza Shop has 5 inspections on record going back to August 16, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| November 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2015 | Pass | |
| August 22, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2013 | Fail |
West Town Pizza Shop vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 42% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 555 clean, 142 mid, 612 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, 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 November 2, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.