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PITA O' GRILLE

1103 W BRYN MAWR AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60660 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

PITA O' GRILLE has been inspected 8 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since November 21, 2016. The most recent inspection, on September 12, 2019, found no infractions.

3 of 8 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Handwashing and staff hygiene, Pests and Chemicals and toxic substances.

The last 2 inspections in a row found no infractions. Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded 3 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 4, 2018. For example: HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 4, 2018. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk

    Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.

    Recorded 2 times on May 4, 2018. For example: DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on April 6, 2017. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 9 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on May 4, 2018. For example: WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

8 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Canvass

    10 infractions

    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE. FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINK COVERED WITH ONE SIDE OF SWING DOOR; ALSO IN FRONT OF THE SINK A LARGE BAG OF DIRTY LINENS AND ON FLOOR A BAG WITH TOOLS. ON 9-21-17, INSPECTION #2088872 SWING DOORS WERE REMOVED SO EXPOSED HAND SINK WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR BOTH PREP AREAS. DOORS HAVE BEEN RE-INSTALLED WITHOUT CDPH APPROVAL. MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND UNDER CITY PLUMBING CODE AT FRONT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT SAID SINK. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030.
    • 12. HAND WASHING FACILITIES: WITH SOAP AND SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES, CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TO FOOD PREP AREA
      • HAND SOAP DISPENSER BROKEN UNABLE TO DISPENSE SOAP FOR HAND WASHING. HAD TO USE DISH SOAP FOR HAND WASHING. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REPAIR WITH NEGATIVE RESULT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SOAP DISPENSER. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK PROVIDED ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. MANAGER STATED OWNER HAS IT WITH HIM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND KEEP ACCESSIBLE ON SITE FOR REVIEW AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020.
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE PREPARED, COOKED AND SERVED: CHICKEN, BEEF HUMMUS ETC. NO ONE PRESENT WITH A VALID CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE. A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE PREPARED, HANDLED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012(A).
    • 22. DISH MACHINES: PROVIDED WITH ACCURATE THERMOMETERS, CHEMICAL TEST KITS AND SUITABLE GAUGE COCK
      • NO CHEMICAL TEST KIT PROVIDED ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ACCORDING TO SANITIZER SOLUTION USED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-030
    • 25. TOXIC ITEMS PROPERLY STORED, LABELED AND USED
      • CHEMICALS NOT PROPERLY STORED.OBSERVED WINDOW CLEANER STORED ON TOP THE KNIFE RACKS WITH CLEAN KNIVES INSIDE. ALSO FOUND A WHITE PLASTIC BOTTLE WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL STORED ON SHELF WITH ALL SPICES. TOXIC ITEMS MUST BE STORED AWAY FROM FOOD, UTENSILS AND FOOD PRODUCTS. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
    • 29. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
      • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 9-26-17, REPORT#2088872: #32-GREASE ON FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN #34-FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DEBRIS BUILD-UP, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. #34-WATER ON FLOOR BY THE HOT WATER TANKS. KEEP FLOOR DRY IN THE BASEMENT TODAY 5-4-18 OBSERVED SAME VIOLATIONS. MUST CORRECT. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-42-090
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • BROKEN CEILING WALL IN DINING AREA AND WATER LEAKING FROM THE OPENING IN CEILING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE OF LEAK AND REPAIR CEILING.
    • 42. APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
      • EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE HAIR RESTRAINT. HAIR RESTRAINT WAS PUT ON DURING INSPECTION.
    • 45. FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
      • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES PROVIDED ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL FOOD/UTENSIL HANDLERS.
  4. Canvass Re-Inspection

    3 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • GREASE ON FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DEBRIS BUILD-UP,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.REMOVE WATER AND KEEP SAME AREA DRY
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • WATER ON FLOOR BY THE HOT WATER TANKS.KEEP FLOOR DRY IN THE BASEMENT
  5. Canvass

    7 infractions

    • 6. HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.
      • POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVED ONE EMPLOYEE WITH GLOVED HANDS GIVING THE OTHER EMPLOYEE A CAP IN PREP AREA,THAN REMOVED GLOVES AND GLOVED HIS HANDS AGAIN, RETURNED TO FRONT PREP AREA AND HANDLE READY TO EAT FOOD: LETTUCE,TOMATOES ,FALAFEL MIXTURE,ETC. SAME EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO CHANGE GLOVES BETWEEN TASK, HOWEVER WITHOUT HAND WASHING PRIOR TO GLOVE HANDS.INFORMATION GIVEN ON HAND WASHING AND GLOVES PROCEDURE CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
    • 11. ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED
      • EXPOSED HAND SINK BETWEEN THE PRPE AREAS NOT ACCESSIBLE DUE TO AFTER THE LICENSE INSPECTION A SWING DOOR WAS INSTALLED BETWEEN PREP AREAS,WHEN SWING DOORS ARE OPENED(WHICH PRESENTLY DOOR WAS OPENED),EXPOSED HAND SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING.ALSO NO PAPER TOWELS FOUND AT SAID SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK AT FRONT PREP AREA OR REMOVE SWING DOORS. PAPER TOWEL WAS PROVIDED UPON MY REQUEST. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE PREPARED:HUMMUS,PASTOR,KABOB ETC.AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLE MUST BE ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012(A)
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • GREASE ON FILTERS AND HOOD ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,NEED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH DEBRIS BUILD-UP,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.REMOVE WATER AND KEEP SAME AREA DRY
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • PIPES UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HEAVILY LEAKING,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE. PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,REMOVE PLASTIC BAGS.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • REMOVE ALL BROKEN DRY WALL/CEMENT FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT AREA,THROUGHOUT UNABLE TO CHECK VIOLATION DUE TO BASEMENT KEY NOT PROVIDED AT PRESENT TIME.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED SAID KEY ON RE-INSPECTION
  6. License Re-Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED SOAP DISPENSER AND PAPER TOWELS INSTALLED ABOVE THE ONE PREP COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SOAP DISPENSER AND PAPER TOWELS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MISSING COVING/BASEBOARD WALL ON FLOOR BEHIND AND BESIDE COOKING EQUIPMENT.NEED TO INSTALL.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • MISSING LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD IN PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • REMOVE ALL BROKEN DRY WALL/CEMENT FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT AREA,THROUGHOUT
  7. License

    6 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • NO SNEEZE GUARD PROVIDED AT FRONT PREP.SERVING AREA.SNEEZE GUARD IS NEEDED AROUND FRONT COUNTER TOP:PREP COOLER AND STEAM TABLE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A).
    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • FRONT DOOR NOT ABLE TO CLOSE,ALSO 1/4' TO 1/2" GAP AT BOTTOM.DOOR MUST BE RODENT INSECT PROOF. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • OBSERVED SOAP DISPENSER AND PAPER TOWELS INSTALLED ABOVE THE ONE PREP COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE SOAP DISPENSER AND PAPER TOWELS.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MISSING COVING/BASEBOARD WALL ON FLOOR BEHIND AND BESIDE COOKING EQUIPMENT.NEED TO INSTALL.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • MISSING LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD IN PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • REMOVE ALL BROKEN DRY WALL/CEMENT FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT AREA,THROUGHOUT.
  8. License

    0 infractions

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