Pizza Nova Express

558 W 43rd St, Chicago, IL 60609

Passed · Mar 20, 2025 Directions
89
Good BiteKarma score 89 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 8 of 9 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected Mar 20, 2025: passed with 5 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 5 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Mar 20

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Allergen training as required
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Feb 23

    Canvass

    5 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use
  5. 2023
  6. Passed Feb 9

    Complaint

    2 violations
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
  7. 2022
  8. Passed May 20

    Complaint

    4 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean

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