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Summer House Santa Monica/Stella Barra Pizzeria

Restaurant

1954 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614

Lincoln Park

Aug 29, 2023 — Complaint inspection

Pass

Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

Utensils soaked in water too cold to sanitize and bakery oven caked with burnt food and grease.

Key Findings

  • Bulk food containers lacked product labels on the cooks line.
  • Food handlers with beards weren't wearing required beard restraints.
  • Multi-use utensils held in hot water at 127.4°F instead of the required minimum 135°F.
  • Bakery oven interior was dirty with burnt food and grease; table-top can opener had food encrustation.

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 #37 — FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
Inspector's Notes:

3-302.12-- ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS INCLUDING SPICE CONTAINERS ON COOKS LINE MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

Violation code #40 — PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
Inspector's Notes:

2-402.11-- FOOD HANDLERS/PREPARERS WITH BEARDS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE BEARD RESTRAINTS.

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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, 2023PassVIEWING NOW

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, 2023Fail

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