Pizza Hut
Last inspected: Jan 28, 2026
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Score
Pizza Hut appears in inspection records 12 times, starting in 2017. The latest inspection on file is from Jan 28, 2026. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit.
Things have been moving in the right direction, with the rolling count dropping from around five violations to closer to two violations per visit.
When inspectors have written things up, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been the most frequent reason, cited 12 times.
That puts the facility ahead of the local pack: the average Chicago restaurant scores 81. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Jan 28, 2026
Reinspection
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.12 OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING/WALL VENTS.
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Jan 21, 2026
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SINK NOT MAINTAINED WITH HOT WATER: IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF HOT WATER OBSERVED AT EMPLOYEE WASHROOM HANDSINK (72F). INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE HOT WATER AT ALL HAND-WASHING SINKS MUST BE AT LEAST 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL CEILING/WALL VENTS.
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Jun 27, 2025
License
3 minor violations.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ROLLING CARTS STORED THROUGHOUT PREP AREA ENCRUSTED WITH GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF ACCUMULATION.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER PIZZA OVEN, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
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Apr 2, 2025
Routine
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING OR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON-SITE WHILE TCS FOOD ITEMS (PIZZA, PASTA, CHICKEN) ARE BEING PREPARED AND HANDLED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE FOOD EMPLOYEE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING AND ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES OF FOOD OPERATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012.
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Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING OR ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE PERSON-IN-CHARGE WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE ON-SITE FOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PIZZA DELIVERY BAGS AND DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS IN PACKAGING STORED IN THE REAR MEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE PIZZA DELIVERY BAGS AND DISPOSABLE PAPER TOWELS AND MAINTAIN CLEAN LINENS AND SINGLE-USE ARTICLES OUTSIDE OF PROHIBITED SUCH AS TOILET ROOMS.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PIZZA OVEN TRACKS TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH APPROPRIATE CLEANING MATERIALS AND AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF HARD, ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS AND MAINTAIN.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SPRAY HOSE NOZZLE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE HEAVILY-SOILED WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS AND NO LONGER EASILY-CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE 3-COMPARTMENT SPRAY HOSE NOZZLE AND MAINTAIN ALL PLUMBING FIXTURES EASILY-CLEANABLE.
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Aug 20, 2024
Reinspection
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-201.11 OBSERVED DIRTY WALLS WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER BEHIND THE COOK'S LINE AND GAS STOVE. GREASE ON THE WALL FAN IN THE REAR KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.12 OBSERVED GREASY AND STICKY PROOFER RACK WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ON IT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INGREDIENT CONTAINERS, RACKS, AND SHELVING WITH FLOUR, DUST, GREASE, DEAD INSECTS, AND DIRT BUILD-UP THROUGHOUT.
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Aug 12, 2024
Complaint
2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FACILITY WITH INADEQUATE PLUMBING UNDER 3 C SINK, NEAR THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE DISHWASHER. WATER CAME FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN AND FLOODED THE FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN WHEN WATER RAN FROM THE 3C SINK AND DISHWASHER AT THE SAME TIME. THE DRAIN IS CLOGGED WITH SLIMY BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE DRAIN AND CORRECT THE OTHER ISSUES CAUSING THE WATER BACK UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PEST CONTROL SERVICE RECEIPT FROM COMPANY WITHOUT PROPER IDPH LICENSE NUMBER. LOGBOOK MUST INCLUDE ALL CONTENT PRESCRIBED IN THE RULES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THEY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO A COPY OF THE PEST CONTROL ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH LICENSE NUMBER, WRITTEN VERIFICATION OF THE CERTIFIED PEST TECHNICIAN RESPONSIBLE FOR USING PESTICIDES, A RECORD OF ALL VISITS TO THE RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, AND E.T.C. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE A LOGBOOK AND MAINTENANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020 (C). CITATION ISSUED.
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Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED TORN RUBBER GASKET ON DOOR TO WALK-IN FREEZER NEXT TO 3 C SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND ICE BUILDUP ON THE FLOOR/WALLS/CEILING OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE EXCESS ICE, DETAIL CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND OIL BUILD-UP ON THE FLOOR. MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR ALONG WITH WALL BASES IN PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED DIRTY WALLS WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER BEHIND THE COOK'S LINE AND GAS STOVE. GREASE ON THE WALL FAN IN THE REAR KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED GREASY AND STICKY STAINLESS STEEL LIDS ON THE COLD HOLD UNIT AND PROOFER RACK AND OVEN WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THEM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, INGREDIENT CONTAINERS, RACKS, AND SHELVING WITH FLOUR, DUST, GREASE, DEAD INSECTS, AND DIRT BUILD-UP THROUGHOUT.
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Jan 25, 2023
Routine
1 minor violation.
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Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: OBESRVED SODA CRATES USED AS STORAGE ELEVATION PLATFORMS FOR BOXES OF CHICKEN IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY ELEVATE ALL ITEMS IN FREEZER 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR WITH STORAGE RACKS.
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May 3, 2021
Complaint
3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE PIC WITHOUT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE POSTED TO VIEW WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (PIZZA,CHICKEN WINGS,ETC).MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)(CITATION ISSUED)
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER FOR TESTING AT THE PLATE FOR A HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD BUILD UP ON STORAGE AND ROLLING RACKS,PREP TABLES,WALK IN COOLER FAN GUARD COVERS,PREP COOLER.
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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SLOW DRAIN AT REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA HAND SINK.
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Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE A GARBAGE CAN WITH LID IN NOW UNISEX TOILET ROOM.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON WALLS IN PREP AREAS.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP IN FLOOR DRAIN AND ON FLOORS IN WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FILTERS AND HOOD OF COOKING AND PROOF BOX EQUIPMENT.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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May 8, 2020
Complaint
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Hands clean & properly washed
Inspector notes: OBSERVE THE PIC NOT WASHING HER HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES AND AFTER SHE PUT HER MASK ON. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES AND AFTER TOUCHING, BODY, ETC. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
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Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
Inspector notes: THE PIC DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PIC WITH THE CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE NOR MANAGER ON SITE WHILE PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE BOTH ON SITE WHEN PREPARING/SERVING TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 NO CITATION ISSUED.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: MUST REPLACE BULB AT CEILING OF WALK-IN FREEZER.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
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Apr 21, 2020
Reinspection
2 minor violations.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: MUST REPLACE BULB AT CEILING OF WALK-IN FREEZER.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
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Apr 17, 2020
Routine
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector notes: OBSERVED TOILET IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM CLOGGED WITH FECES(NOT OVERFLOWING,OR ON FLOOR). PREMISES HAS ALTERNATIVE TOILET FOR USE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO FLUSH CLOGGED TOILET, SECURE WASHROOM AND REPAIR TOILET FOR ADEQUATE FLUSHING. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C).
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT THE PERSON IN CHARGE MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE BY THE NEXT INSPECTION(UPON BEING INSPECTED). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.
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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: NO PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENTS. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: NO PAPER TOWELS AT WASHBOWL IN MEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
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Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: NOTED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT IN USE, NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER(QUAT) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL PROPERLY SANITIZING. PREMISES HAS 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025.
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Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: MUST REMOVE CLUTTER IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM IN THE FORM OF CARDBOARD BOXES AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS. ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE UNDER 3-COMP SINK AND THROUGHOUT PREP AREA AND AT REAR.
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Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector notes: MUST REPLACE BULB AT CEILING OF WALK-IN FREEZER.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
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Jul 12, 2017
License
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: PROVIDE LIGHT IN WALK-IN COOLER, WALK-IN FREEZER, AND VENTILATION HOOD ABOVE FRYER.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Pizza Hut last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Pizza Hut on file is from Jan 28, 2026. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Pizza Hut?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited 12 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 two violations per visit, down from roughly five 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 roughly once per year on average.
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