Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

Address: 956-958 W WRIGHTWOOD AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60614, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Jul 21, 2025

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (17 inspections)

• Pass — 2025-07-21 00:00:00 (Canvass) 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED HOLE IN CEILING ABOVE WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT. MUST REPAIR.
• Pass — 2024-07-09 00:00:00 () 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: NOTED FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT PROPER HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS THAT ARE IN THE KITCHEN. | 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLE
• Pass — 2023-01-04 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT WITH SLIGHT RUST AND RESIDUE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST AND SOILED RESI
• Fail — 2022-12-28 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHIC
• Pass — 2021-09-10 00:00:00 () 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: NOTED LEAKAGE AT THE BOTTOM PIPE OF THE HAND WASH SINK AT THE BASEMENT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. | 55. PHYSICAL FAC
• Pass — 2019-12-23 00:00:00 () 44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: - MUST INVERT THE CLEAN UTENSILS STORED ON THE BAR TO PREVENT POTENTIAL SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE. - | 5
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2018-11-05 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-102.14(N) THE PERSON IN CHARGE UNABLE TO PROVIDE HEALTH EMPLOYEE POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PR
• Pass — 2017-07-07 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM STORAGE RACKS ON THE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER IN REAR STORAGE. REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN DO
• Fail — 2017-06-27 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION - Comments: OBSERVED A BLACK SLIME LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR PANEL AND FILTER OF THE ICE MACHINE, IN THE BASEME
• Pass — 2016-06-10 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: OBSERVED GRAYISH RESIDUE ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE SODA FOUNTAIN AT THE SERVER STATI
• Pass — 2015-03-06 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: ONBSERVED UNCLEAN INTERIOR OF REACH IN ICE CREAM FREEZER. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF REACH IN ICE CR
• No Entry — 2015-02-23 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2014-02-27 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: MUST RE CAULK AROUND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA. | 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED E
• Pass — 2013-05-07 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2013-04-30 00:00:00 () 24. DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED - Comments: DISH WASHING FACILITY NOT MAINTAINED. KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK MISSING NOZZLE
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2012-09-28 00:00:00 () 3. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED HALF AND H
• Pass — 2011-05-25 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, an

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