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East Side Pizza

Restaurant

4019 E 106th St, Chicago, IL 60617

Far South Side

Jul 21, 2025 — License inspection

Pass

Required before the city issues a business license.

Pizza oven at counter lacked nearby handwashing sink for food service.

Key Findings

  • Pizza hot holding oven was positioned at front counter without an accessible handwashing sink; oven was relocated to rear area near sink after inspection.
  • Unisex restroom had no covered waste can.
  • Prep area hand sink had no waste can nearby.
  • Mop was stored on floor instead of on hooks for proper drying.

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 #10 — ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED THE PIZZA SLICE HOT HOLDING OVEN AT FRONT COUNTER NEAR REGISTER WITHOUT A HANDSINK ACCESSIBLE TO SERVE AND SELL SLICES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ADD HANDSINK OR RELOCATE PIZZA HOT HOLDING OVEN.MANAGER RELOCATED HOT HOLDING OVEN TO REAR AREA NEAR HANDSINK. CORRECTED ON SITE. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #53 — TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE CAN IN UNISEX RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

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Inspection History

East Side Pizza has had 3 inspections in the last 5 years with a 67% pass rate. Last inspection was on Aug 31, 2026.

Aug 31, 2026Pass

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

Standout inspection
Aug 24, 2026Fail

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

8 violations
Jul 21, 2025PassVIEWING NOW

License — Required before the city issues a business license.

5 violations