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The Slice Shop

Restaurant

928 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

Lakeview

Apr 4, 2025 — Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Pizza prep cooler held dangerous temperatures; $23 of food discarded and cooler tagged out of service.

Key Findings

  • Pizza prep cooler maintained 54.9°F instead of required 41°F or below. Multiple ingredients including sausage, cheese, and pepperoni tested between 47.8°F and 52.2°F, forcing discard of approximately 15 lbs of food.
  • No written employee health policy on site. Staff acknowledgment of illness-reporting procedures required.
  • Hand sink in rear prep area was inaccessible and blocked. Sink must be available and maintained at all times.
  • Ready-to-eat foods in both rear and front coolers lacked date markings for safe discard dates. Approximately 10 lbs of improperly labeled food was discarded.

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 #33 — PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Inspector's Notes:

NOTED IMPROPER COLD-HOLD TEMPERATURE OF PIZZA PREP COOLER. AMBIENT AIR 54.9 F INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE ALL REFRIGERATOR UNITS SHALL MAINTAIN A PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. TAGGED UNIT MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (CDPH). PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #3 — MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.

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Inspection History

The Slice Shop has had 10 inspections in the last 5 years with a 50% pass rate. Last inspection was on Oct 13, 2026.

Oct 13, 2026Pass

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

1 violation
Oct 6, 2026Fail

Complaint — Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

6 violations
Apr 3, 2026Pass

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

5 violations
Mar 31, 2026Fail

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

6 violations
Apr 11, 2025Pass

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

2 violations
Apr 4, 2025FailVIEWING NOW

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

10 violations
Mar 18, 2024Pass

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

3 violations
Standout inspection
Mar 11, 2024Fail

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

6 violations
Oct 25, 2022Pass

License Re-Inspection — A follow-up to confirm license-inspection violations were fixed.

1 violation
Oct 11, 2022Fail

License — Required before the city issues a business license.

12 violations