Pizza Hut

4350 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60632

Pizza

Last inspected: May 29, 2025

Score

Low Risk

Going back to 2019, Pizza Hut has four inspections in the public record. On May 29, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A low risk tier reflects an inspection that turned up minimal issues.

Things have been moving in the right direction, with the rolling count dropping from around six violations to closer to four violations per visit.

“Non-food/food contact surfaces clean” comes up most often, recorded three times in the inspection record.

Pizza Hut's latest score is in line with the Chicago average of 81. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.

Inspections

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Inspection History

May 29, 2025

License

4 minor violations.

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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

Inspector notes: OBSERVED ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT PIZZA OVEN, GREEN STORAGE CARTS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLING UNITS, PIZZA CUTING STATIONS, AND HOT HOLDING UNITS LOCATED THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL DRIED FOODD DEBRIS.

Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

Inspector notes: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN REAR PREP NEXT TO DISH MACHINE WITH SINGLE HANDLE INOPERABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.

Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

Inspector notes: OBSERVED ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES LOCATED INSIDE TOILET ROOMS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

Inspector notes: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH PIZZA PREP, UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, WALK IN COOLER, AND THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA ON FLOORS AND ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ORGANIC MATTER, FOOD, TRASH ETC.

Dec 19, 2023

Routine

3 major violations. 3 minor violations.

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Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties

Inspector notes: PIC WITHOUT THE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTD TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATE AND MAINTAIN ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION

City of chicago food service sanitation certificate

Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (PIZZA, CHICKEN). ALSO, NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED/ON SITE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012

Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

Inspector notes: MISSING SUPPLIES AND PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY SUPPLIES EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS AND MAINTAIN ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

Inspector notes: ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGH OUT NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRISL

Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

Inspector notes: THE FOLLOWING WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, DUST, DIRT ACCUMULATION: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS, ALL STORAGE SHELVES, ALL ATTACHING PIPING OF ALL EQUIPMENT, EXTERIOR OF ENTIRE WAREWASH UNIT. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.

Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

Inspector notes: FOIL LINING ON STORAGE SHELVES. INSTD TO REMOVE FOIL LINING SO THAT SURFACES ARE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE

Sep 15, 2021

Routine

4 major violations. 2 minor violations.

View 6 violations

Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties

Inspector notes: PIC WITHOUT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTD TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATE AND MAINTAIN ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION

City of chicago food service sanitation certificate

Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING TCS FOODS (PIZZA, CHICKEN) ALSO NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED/ON SITE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012

Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

Inspector notes: MISSING EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTD TO PROVIDE A VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGED HEALTH POLICY AND HAVE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010

Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

Inspector notes: NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROVIDE PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY SUPPLIES AS NOTED ON PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005

Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

Inspector notes: EXTERIOR OF WAREWASH MACHINE WITH EXCESSIVE CALCIUM/LIME ACCUMULATION. EXTERIOR BOTTOM OF TRASH RECEPTALCES NOT CLEAN DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

Inspector notes: WALL UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND WAREWASH MACHINE NOT CLEAN, EXCESSIVE DEBRIS. FLOOR DRAIN NEAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN

Jan 14, 2019

License

No violations found.

100

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Pizza Hut last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Pizza Hut on file is from May 29, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Pizza Hut?

Across the inspection record, “non-food/food contact surfaces clean” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Pizza Hut.

Has Pizza Hut's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Pizza Hut have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.

What does a low risk rating mean?

A low risk rating at Pizza Hut means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.

How often is Pizza Hut inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Pizza Hut is inspected about once every two years on average.

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