Cholies Pizza

1601 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615

Passed · Mar 24, 2026 Directions
95
Excellent BiteKarma score 95 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 10 of 10 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Mar 24, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 6 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 10 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Mar 24

    Complaint

    2 violations
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Apr 25

    Canvass

    1 violation
    • Previous core violation corrected
  5. 2024
  6. Passed Dec 17

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Allergen training as required
  7. Passed Apr 17

    Canvass

    2 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used

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