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Retro Pizza

Restaurant

131 N Clinton St, Chicago, IL 60661

West Loop

Jul 29, 2024 — Canvass inspection

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A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Cooked pizzas held at unsafe temperatures (77–90°F instead of 135°F), requiring 40 lbs of food to be discarded.

Key Findings

  • Multiple ready-to-eat pizzas in display case fell dangerously below safe hot-holding temperature of 135°F, ranging from 77.3°F to 90.6°F, with no time-temperature logs kept.
  • Inspector discarded and destroyed 40 pounds of improperly held food items at a cost of $350 and issued a priority citation.
  • City-certified food service manager on duty lacked required allergen training certification and was instructed to comply or face additional citations.

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

OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS FOODS (COOKED PIZZA'S) NOT AT THE PROPER HOT HOLDING INTERIOR TEMP OF 135F IN A DISPLAY CASE FOR CUSTOMER TO ORDER WITHOUT A TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOG. NOTED SAUSAGE PIZZA AT 80F, VEGGIE PIZZA AT 90.6F, BACON & SAUSAGE PIZZA AT 77.3F AND CHEESE PIZZA AT 84.7F. DISCARDED AND DENATURE 40LBS AT THE COST OF $350. PRIORITY CITATION ISSUED #7-38-005.

Violation code #58 — ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
Inspector's Notes:

NOTED CITY CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY WITHOUT HER ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY OR CITATION S WILL FOLLOW.

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Inspection History

Retro Pizza has had 4 inspections in the last 5 years with a 75% pass rate. Last inspection was on Jul 28, 2026.

Jul 28, 2026Fail

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

4 violations
Sep 2, 2025Conditional

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

3 violations
Jul 29, 2024ConditionalVIEWING NOW

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

2 violations