Papa John'S Pizza Chi
2020 N California, Chicago, IL 60647 · Logan Square · Restaurant · Medium risk
Clean record — passed all 5 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-12-10
What You Should Know
✓ 5 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-12-10
✓ No failures across all 5 inspections on record
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 5 inspections
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 3×
🧼 Employee Hygiene serious 2×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
Inspection History
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3 ▾
serious Employee Hygiene
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK NEAR THE UTILITY SINK TO BE SPACED FROM WALL AND MISSING ADEQUATE SEALING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SEAL BETWEEN HANDWASHING SINK AND ADJOINING WALL TO PREVENT SPILLAGE OR SEEPAGE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF CAN OPENER ASSEMBLY TO BE HEAVILY-SOILED AND DIFFICULT TO DISASSEMBLE FOR CLEANING OR REPLACEMENT OF CUTTING PARTS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPLACE CAN OPENER ASSEMBLY TO ALLOW FOR CUTTING PARTS TO BE EASILY-REMOVA...
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED DRAIN PLUMBING OF WASH BASIN (LEFT-MOST BASIN) OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE IN POOR REPAIR, LEAKING AND UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SEAL TO FILL SINK BASIN WITHOUT REPLENISHING BASIN WITH WATER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WASH ...
2023-11-29 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE PIZZA PREP COOLER.
2022-10-28 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE PRESENT AT ALL TIMES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. ...
serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
REPAIR THE DRAIN LINE WATER LEAK AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK NEXT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
2021-11-23 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 1 ▾
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
SOME VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP ITEMS MISSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY CLEAN UP ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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