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Bob's Pizza

Restaurant

1659 W 21st St, Chicago, IL 60608

Pilsen

Oct 5, 2026 — Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Cooked pizzas left at unsafe temperature were discarded; employee health policies unsigned.

Key Findings

  • Two ready-to-sell pizzas (cheese and sausage) were sitting unrefrigerated at 72°F and had to be thrown out.
  • No signed employee health policies on file; manager only had an unsigned policy taped to a wall.
  • No pest control logbook available for inspection; manager was instructed to obtain and maintain one.
  • Wrong sanitizer test strips in use—facility was using quats sanitizer but only had chlorine strips available.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #3 — MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
Inspector's Notes:

NO SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. MANAGER HAS A POLICY THAT WAS TAPED TO A WALL BUT NO SIGNATURES INDICATED ANYONE HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD SAID POLICY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE A COPY TO EACH FOOD HANDLER TO READ AND SIGN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED

Violation code #21 — PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED 2 COOKED PIZZAS SITTING ON COUNTER THAT FOOD HANDLER SAID WERE FOR PIZZA SLICE SALE. 1 CHEESE AND 1 SAUSAGE PIZZA WERE AT 72 DEGREES AIR TEMP. BOTH PIZZAS WERE DISCARDED AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HAVE SLICES STORED IN HOT HOLDING CABINET. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED

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Inspection History

Bob's Pizza has had 7 inspections in the last 5 years with a 67% pass rate. Last inspection was on Oct 15, 2026.

Oct 15, 2026Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

5 violations
Oct 5, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

Canvass — A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

9 violations
Jun 25, 2025Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

6 violations