Pizza Hut Restaurant
Last inspected: Aug 18, 2016
78
Score
Public records show 12 inspections at Pizza Hut Restaurant stretching back to 2010. Pizza Hut Restaurant was last inspected on Aug 18, 2016. Low risk indicates the latest report didn't flag anything that would worry the average customer. The most recent inspection at Pizza Hut Restaurant is from Aug 18, 2016, and nothing newer appears in the public record.
Violation counts have been trending down, averaging around three violations across recent inspections versus roughly five violations before.
When inspectors have written things up, “walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code” has been the most frequent reason, cited five times.
Pizza Hut Restaurant's latest score of 78 falls below the Chicago average of 81. Taken together, the history is a positive one.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Aug 18, 2016
Routine
5 minor violations.
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No evidence of rodent or insect outer openings protected/rodent proofed, a written log shall be maintained available to the inspectors
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH 1/4 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOFED SAID DOOR AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST INSIDE FRYERS AND ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE OF THE PIZZA OVENS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS LOCATED IN THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UNDER DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST ON THE CEILING LOCATED ABOVE THE PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED MOPS BEING STORED DOWNWARD. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL MOPS UPRIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
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Aug 13, 2015
Complaint
2 minor violations.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. SECURE LOOSE FAUCET ON REAR EXPOSED SINK.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
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Jun 5, 2015
Reinspection
2 minor violations.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. SECURE LOOSE FAUCET ON REAR EXPOSED SINK.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING
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Jun 4, 2015
Complaint
4 minor violations.
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Sanitizing rinse for equipment and utensils: clean, proper temperature, concentration, exposure time
Inspector notes: LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE NOT ADEQUATELY SANITIZING FOOD EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS, CHEMICAL PPM 0. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN 100PPM. DISH MACHINE IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL RE-INSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: PROVIDE ADEQUATE STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. SECURE LOOSE FAUCET ON REAR EXPOSED SINK.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
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Food handler requirements met
Inspector notes: PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFCATES.
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Sep 25, 2014
Reinspection
5 minor violations.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: Floor drains beneath the dishmachine are dirty.Must clean in detail and maintain.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: Lower walls along the 3 compartment sink area are dirty.Must clean and sanitize and maintain. Ceiling ventilation covers are dusty.Clean in detail and maintain.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: Broken light shield at ceiling near the 3 compartment sink.Must replace and maintain.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: Must repair water leak at drain pipe beneath the 3 compartment sink and maintain. No ventilation inside the toilet room.Must repair and maintain. No sink stoppers at the 3 compartment sink.Must provide and maintain.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: Must provide a visible thermometer inside the walk-in-cooler and maintain.
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Sep 5, 2014
Routine
6 minor violations.
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Sanitizing rinse for equipment and utensils: clean, proper temperature, concentration, exposure time
Inspector notes: The low temperature chemical dishmachine is being used for sanitizing equipment and utensils and not dispensing chlorine sanitizer at this time of inspection.Found "0" ppm after several attempts.The unit is tagged held for inspection at this time.Must not use until the CDPH is notified via fax or e-mail to request a tag removal once is repaired.Also,dishmachine requires a detail cleaning inside and outside to remove build-up of dried/stains of food debris etc. Must use the 3 compartment sink for washing-rinsing-sanitizing all multi-use kitchen food equipments,utensils. Fax # is 312-746-4240 or by-e-mail:. cdphfood@cityofchicago.org. Critical violation 7-38-030.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: Floor drains beneath the dishmachine are dirty.Must clean in detail and maintain.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: Lower walls along the 3 compartment sink area are dirty.Must clean and sanitize and maintain. Ceiling ventilation covers are dusty.Clean in detail and maintain.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: Broken light shield at ceiling near the 3 compartment sink.Must replace and maintain.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: Must repair water leak at drain pipe beneath the 3 compartment sink and maintain. No ventilation inside the toilet room.Must repair and maintain. No sink stoppers at the 3 compartment sink.Must provide and maintain.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: Must provide a visible thermometer inside the walk-in-cooler and maintain.
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Nov 15, 2013
Routine
3 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: NEED TO CLEAN WALK-IN COOLER STORAGE SHELVES.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR BEHIND FRYER.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: NEED TO CLEAN CEILING LIGHT SHIELD IN WALK-IN COOLER.
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Feb 8, 2012
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Jan 19, 2012
Reinspection
2 minor violations.
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Sewage and waste water disposal, no back siphonage, cross connection and/or back flow
Inspector notes: In food establishments, there shall be adequate sewage and waste water disposal facilities that comply with all the requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago. The exposed handsink in the dish room is clogged and full of liquid drain opener. The sink was covered with a garbage bag at this time and the main prep area handsink is fully functional and nearby. There must be a fully functional handsink in the rear dishroom.
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* certified food manager on site when potentially hazardous foods are prepared and served
Inspector notes: A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. No certified manager on premises while pizzas are being prepared.
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Jan 6, 2012
License
3 minor violations.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: SEAL ALONG WALLBASE IN FRONT OF WALK-IN COOLER WHERE GAP OBSERVED. REMOVE DUST FROM CEILING VENTS ABOVE THREE COMP SINK AND IN WASHROOM. ALSO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR NEAR WALK-IN COOLER AND THREE COMP SINK.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. REPAIR THE FOLLOWING PLUMBING VIOLATIONS: TWO LEAKS AT PIPE UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK UNDER FIRST AND MIDDLE COMPARTMENTS. PROVIDE THREE METAL DRAIN STOPPERS FOR THREE COMP SINK SET UP. LEAKING PIPE UNDER REAR EXPOSED HANDSINK. CRACKED TOILET BOWL COVER ON REAR OF TOILET IN WASHROOM; REPLACE.
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Refrigeration and metal stem thermometers provided and conspicuous
Inspector notes: PROVIDE INTERNAL THERMOMETERS FOR ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITHOUT THEM.
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Apr 19, 2011
Routine
5 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN AND SANITIZE EVERY ONE OF THE STORAGE RACKS ALL OF THEM HAS DUST ,DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS STUCK TO THEM. THE DISH MACHINE AND THE HOOD ABOVE, THE PIZZA OVEN AND HOOD ABOVE NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER ALL THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAS DUST AND DIRT ON THEM.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces. CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS HAS DIRT BUILDUP.
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Toilet room doors self closing: dressing rooms with lockers provided: complete separation from living/sleeping quarters
Inspector notes: None of the operations connected with food establishments shall be conducted in any room used as living or sleeping quarters. THE URINAL IN THE TOILET ROOM NOT CLEAN THICK URIN STAIN BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE SAME.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: The flow of air discharged from kitchen fans shall always be through a duct to a point above the roofline. THE URINAL IN THE TOILET ROOM NOT WORKING IT OVER FLOWS AND WILL NOT DRAIN PROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SAME.
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Mar 19, 2010
Complaint
5 minor violations.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. THE FOLLOWING NEEDS DETAIL CLEANING AND SANITZING: ALL PREP/STORAGE RACKS/SHELVES TO REMOVE DUST AND OIL BUILD-UP, DIRTY COMPUTER SCREENS, WIRES, CONDUITS, INTERIOR OF FREEZER UNIT, VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS, UNDER, AROUND DEEP FRYERS, GASKETS AROUND REFRIGERATION UNITS, FAN GRID COVERS IN WALK-IN COOLER, UNDER, AROUND DISH MACHINE, THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, URINAL, TOILET, VENT COVER, AND WASH BOWL IN STAFF TOILET ROOM, UTILITY SINK, WALLS AROUND PREP AREA,GREASE TRAP UNIT AT REAR.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CRACKED FLOOR TILES AT PREP AREA AND SEATING/WAITING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FLOOR DRAIN COVER AT REAR FLOOR DRAIN NEXT TO STAFF TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE THROUGH OUT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND DISH MACHINE TO REMOVE FOOD BUILD-UP.
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Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded
Inspector notes: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS WITH DUST BUILD-UP AND DEAD INSECTS, REPLACE CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD AT FRONT PREP AREA.
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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained
Inspector notes: Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT MOP HEADS AT REAR AREA, REMOVE SODA CRATES FROM REAR AND INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER, ELEVATE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALL WITH RACKS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Pizza Hut Restaurant last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Pizza Hut Restaurant on file is from Aug 18, 2016. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Pizza Hut Restaurant?
Across the inspection record, “walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Pizza Hut Restaurant.
Has Pizza Hut Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Pizza Hut Restaurant have averaged around three 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 Restaurant means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
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