Bartoli's Pizzeria
Last inspected: Mar 7, 2025
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Score
Across the available record, Bartoli's Pizzeria has 13 inspections on file, the first dated 2013. The latest inspection on file is from Mar 7, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near four violations per visit across recent inspections.
“Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing four times across the record.
By comparison, the average Chicago facility scores 81, putting Bartoli's Pizzeria on the weaker side. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
13
Inspections
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 7, 2025
Routine
8 minor violations.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A FEW MISSING LIGHT BULBS FRONT AND REAR OF BASEMENT. MUST REPLACE BURN OUT BULBS AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LIGHTING.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN FOOD PREP OR FOOD STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROVIDE DESIGNATED AREA FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF CERTIFICATE FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
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Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
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Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: ALL STORED ITEMS IN THE BASEMENT MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTANERS INSIDE THE CHEST FREEZER LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN THE BASEMENT. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
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Aug 23, 2024
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: PLASTIC ICE SHOOT ON THE SODA DISPENSING ICE DISPENSER NOTED DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER OR THROUGHOUT.
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Sep 7, 2023
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: NOTED SLOW DRAIN AT THE HAND WASHING SINK OF THE WOMENS BATHROOM AND LEAKING PIPE AT THE BOTTOM U-JOINT OG=F THE KITCHEN HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT, ESPECIALLY BY THE SODA DISPENSING BOXES AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP/DRY STORAGE AREA.
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Aug 9, 2022
Routine
4 minor violations.
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A COLD HOLDING UNIT WITH NO TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES INSIDE THE UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS AND MAINTAIN.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: OBSERVED KITCHENWARE (PIZZA DOUGH PANS) NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT SAID KITCHENWARE AND MAINTAIN.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SODAS STORED ON CRATES IN THE BASEMENT NEAR THE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REFRAIN FROM USING CRATES FOR ELEVATING FOOD ITEMS AND PROPERLY STORE SAID ITEMS ON A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE VENT COVERS IN THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID VENT COVERS.
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Jul 21, 2021
Routine
No violations found.
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Jul 11, 2019
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
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Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food
Inspector notes: MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND DISCLOSE SUCH FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC SODA CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION/SHELVING FOR STORED ITEMS UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED OVER-SIZED PLASTIC DOUGH CONTAINERS UNABLE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. MUST REMOVE OVER-SIZED CONTAINERS, PROVIDE A LARGER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK OR PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE MANUAL WARE-WASHING PROCEDURE EFFECTIVE IN WASHING, RINSING AND SANITIZING EQUIPMENT.
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Jul 13, 2018
Routine
3 major violations.
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Allergen training as required
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON SITE WITH REQUIRED ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367. NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: 2-102.14(A) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN PROPER DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLETED TRAINING ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-012(A), NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO POLICY IN PLACE FOR CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MUST PROVIDE POLICY AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED CLEAN UP MATERIALS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION: 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Nov 16, 2017
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Food in original container, properly labeled: customer advisory posted as needed
Inspector notes: FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC.) MUST LABEL.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: FOUND CEILING ABOVE PREPARATION TABLE AT BASEMENT NOT SEALED. MUST PAINT.
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Jul 6, 2017
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles
Inspector notes: FOUND FOOD CONTAINERS NOT STORED PROPERLY. MUST STORE INVERTED.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: FOUND SOME CLUTTER SURROUNDING WALK IN COOLER OUTSIDE/BACKYARD(OLD SHELVING UNITS). MUST DECLUTTER.
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Apr 27, 2016
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: OBSERVED OPENINGS INTO CEILING ON THE WEST SIDE OF BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
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Jul 6, 2015
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE ON WATER TUBES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE/CLEAN ICE MACHINE WATER TUBES.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT ICE MACHINE WATER LINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE/MAKE VISIBLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT ICE MACHINE WATER LINE.
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Jul 15, 2014
Routine
2 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A CAN OPENER ATTACHED TO A PREP SINK IN THE BASEMENT. THE BASEMENT IS NOT A PREP AREA IN THAT IT DOES NOT CONTAIN A 3-COMARTMENT SINK OR EXPOSED HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE CAN OPENER AND PREP TABLE TO THE PREP AREA UPSTAIRS OR INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE BASEMENT.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN FAN VENT COVER IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND RUBBER GASKETS AROUND THE REFRIGERATOR LOCATED NEXT TO THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
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Jun 4, 2013
License
2 minor violations.
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Toilet rooms enclosed clean, provided with hand cleanser, sanitary hand drying devices and proper waste receptacles
Inspector notes: WASHROOMS DOORS MUST HAVE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: SMALL LEAK AT DRAIN PIPE UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED ON WEST SIDE WALL IN FRONT KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Bartoli's Pizzeria last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Bartoli's Pizzeria on file is from Mar 7, 2025. The public record contains 13 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Bartoli's Pizzeria?
Across the inspection record, “food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Bartoli's Pizzeria.
Has Bartoli's Pizzeria's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Bartoli's Pizzeria have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Bartoli's Pizzeria means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Bartoli's Pizzeria inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Bartoli's Pizzeria is inspected roughly once per year on average.
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