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Strapoli Pizzeria And All Day Cafe

Restaurant

545 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60614

Lincoln Park

Jun 9, 2026 โ€” Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

No thermometer on site to check food temperatures, a critical food-safety violation.

Key Findings

  • No metal stem thermometer available to monitor whether hot and cold foods are stored at safe temperatures.
  • Food handlers with beards must wear effective beard restraints.
  • A pizza preparer had no food handler training certificate at the time of inspection.
  • Chemicals stored in mop closet were not elevated off the floor and must be raised up.

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 #36 โ€” THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
Inspector's Notes:

NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO MONITOR HOT AND COLD FOOD TEMPERATURES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #40 โ€” PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
Inspector's Notes:

ALL FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE BEARD RESTRAINTS.

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Inspection History

Strapoli Pizzeria And All Day Cafe has had 5 inspections in the last 5 years with a 80% pass rate. Last inspection was on Jun 16, 2026.

Jun 16, 2026Pass

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

Jun 9, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

7 violations
Aug 11, 2025Pass

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

2 violations