RecordWell Data

Novel Pizza

1759 W 19TH ST, Chicago, IL 60608 · Cook County

8cited violations
1serious tier
3inspections
6tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2924397
Status
Risk 2 (Medium)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026110
2025130
2024141

Inspections

  1. Feb 18, 2026 Complaint · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      LEAK AT FAUCET ON 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN

  2. Aug 27, 2025 Complaint · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Severity not stated

      APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED

      FROZEN SPINACH SITTING IN A BIN OF WATER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY THAW UNDER COLD RUNNING WATER, IN THE MICROWAVE OR IN THE COOLER. MAINTAIN PROPER THAWING OF FOOD.

    • Severity not stated

      IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

      ICE SCOOP NOT PROPERLY STORED IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN A CLEAN BIN/CONTAINER OR IN THE ICE HANDLE UP. MAINTAIN SAME.

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYER WITH GREASE, DIRT AND DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF THE FRYER.

  3. Apr 12, 2024 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

      2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.

    • Severity not stated

      FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

      4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED A SLIGHT BROWNISH SUBSTANCE IN THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED BY THE ICE MAKER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

    • Serious Priority

      WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

      4-501.19 OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. HOT WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION RANGED FROM 96F-102F. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT WATER (MAINTAINING AT LEAST 110F) AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AT ALL TIMES. THE MANAGER ADJUSTED THE HOT WATER TEMPERATURE, AND BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION, THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK WAS MAINTAINING 115F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.

    • Severity not stated

      WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

      4-603.15 OBSERVED A WRITTEN PROCEDURE IS NEEDED FOR THE CLEAN-IN-PLACE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THE LARGE DOUGH MIXER AND DOUGH SHEETER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.