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Dimo's Pizza Wrigleyville

Restaurant

3463 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657

Wrigleyville

Apr 29, 2024 — Canvass inspection

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A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Two coolers malfunctioned, allowing 116 lbs of meat, cheese, and other foods to reach unsafe temperatures.

Key Findings

  • A 3-door prep cooler and pizza cooler both failed to maintain proper cold temperatures, reaching 50°F and 68.9°F respectively instead of the required 41°F or below.
  • Temperature-controlled foods including chicken, hot dogs, pepperoni, sausage, cheese, and dressing were held in the malfunctioning coolers at unsafe temperatures.
  • All out-of-temperature foods were discarded: 116 pounds valued at $300.
  • Both coolers were tagged by the health department and must be repaired before use.

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 #22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
Inspector's Notes:

FOUND THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 50.0 F AND 68.9 F INSIDE BOTH 3-DOOR PREP COOLER AND PIZZA COOLER- CHICKEN, HOT DOGS, DRESSING, PEPPERONI, CHEESE, SAUSAGE AND DRESSING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0 F OR BELOW IF HELD COLD. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. ALL OUT OF TEMPERATURE TCS FOODS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. FOODS DISCARDED WEIGHT- 116 LBS VALUED AT $300.00.

Violation code #33 — PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Inspector's Notes:

FOUND 3-DOOR PREP COOLER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 50.0 F AND PIZZA REACH IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINED, AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE AT 68.9 F. FOUND CHICKEN, HOT DOGS, ETC. HELD INSIDE SAID COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR BOTH COOLERS, COOLERS AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE MUST BE 41.0 OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. BOTH COOLERS TAGGED BY CDPH.

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Inspection History

Dimo's Pizza Wrigleyville has had 15 inspections in the last 5 years with a 64% pass rate. Last inspection was on Aug 25, 2026.

Aug 25, 2026Pass

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

1 violation
Aug 21, 2026Fail

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

5 violations
Sep 24, 2025Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

2 violations
Standout inspection
Sep 17, 2025Fail

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

6 violations
May 22, 2025Pass

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

1 violation
May 20, 2025Fail

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

4 violations
May 2, 2024Pass

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

Apr 29, 2024ConditionalVIEWING NOW

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

2 violations
Sep 26, 2023Pass

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

7 violations
Nov 9, 2022Conditional

Short Form Complaint — A shorter, targeted check prompted by a public complaint.

2 violations
Aug 16, 2022Pass

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

Aug 12, 2022Fail

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

4 violations
May 13, 2022Fail

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

4 violations
Oct 29, 2021Conditional

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

8 violations
Oct 27, 2021No Entry

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.