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Summer House Santa Monica/Stella Barra Pizzeria

Restaurant

1954 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614

Lincoln Park

Jun 5, 2023 — Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Cook handled raw beef then ready-to-eat buns with same contaminated gloves without changing them.

Standout Inspection

We flagged this inspection for serious public health concerns.

Key Findings

  • Cook used contaminated gloves to handle raw beef patties, then touched ready-to-eat burger buns without changing gloves (buns were discarded).
  • Person in charge lacks required City of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate, and no valid certificate was posted on premises.
  • Multiple handwashing sinks had problems: pizza prep sink blocked by boxes and broom, front sweets sink missing soap, north bar sink missing paper towels.
  • Dirty floors throughout bakery, prep areas, and pizza prep zone; dirty floor drains in multiple food prep areas; missing floor baseboard tiles and moldy caulking at hand sink.

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 #55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED DIRTY FLOOR DRAINS IN SEVERAL FOOD PREP AREAS AND DISH ROOM.---NOTED DIRTY FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: THROUGHOUT THE BAKERY, THE FRONT SWEETS PREP AREA, THE PIZZA PREP AREA, ALONG SIDES OF NORTH BAR WINE CABINET. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.----MISSING FLOOR BASEBOARD TILES IN THE REAR HALLWAY TO THE WALK-IN COOLERS AND ON COOKS LINE. MUST REPLACE.----NOTED BLACKENED, MOLDY CAULKING ALONG THE REAR PREP SPLASH GUARD OF THE HAND SINK AT THE TWO COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.

Violation code #15 — FOOD SEPARATED AND PROTECTED
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED COOK WITH GLOVED HANDS HANDLING RAW BEEF PATTIES THEN PROCEED TO HANDLE READY TO EAT BURGER BUNS WITHOUT CHANGING THE CONTAMINATED GLOVES. BUNS DISCARDED. REVIEWED PROPER USE OF GLOVES WITH RAW AND READY TO EAT FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.

Inspection History

Summer House Santa Monica/Stella Barra Pizzeria has had 14 inspections in the last 5 years with a 79% pass rate. Last inspection was on Aug 20, 2026.

Aug 20, 2026Pass

Suspected Food Poisoning Re-inspection — A follow-up to a suspected food-poisoning inspection.

Aug 18, 2026Conditional

Suspected Food Poisoning — Prompted by a report of someone getting sick after eating here.

2 violations
Jul 20, 2026Pass

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

2 violations
May 26, 2026Pass

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

2 violations
Standout inspection
May 18, 2026Fail

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

13 violations
Jul 21, 2025Pass

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

4 violations
May 28, 2025Pass

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

4 violations
May 9, 2024Pass

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

4 violations
May 7, 2024Conditional

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

6 violations
Aug 29, 2023Pass

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

11 violations
Jun 13, 2023Pass

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

10 violations
Standout inspection
Jun 5, 2023FailVIEWING NOW

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

26 violations
Jul 1, 2022Pass

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

1 violation
Standout inspection
Jun 21, 2022Fail

Suspected Food Poisoning — Prompted by a report of someone getting sick after eating here.

10 violations