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Al Halal Zaiqa
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 10, 2025
- address449 W North Ave, Chicago 60610
Is Al Halal Zaiqa clean?
Al Halal Zaiqa is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 10, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Al Halal Zaiqa?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 10, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • NOTED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNIT CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED TO MONITOR THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO EQUIP ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCURATE AND WORKING THERMOMETER.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS FOOD STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS AND TIN CANS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED NO LIGHT INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REFREGERATION UNIT AT THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHTING BULB WITH PROTECTIVE SHIELDING.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED NO LIGHT INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REFREGERATION UNIT AT THE REAR KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHTING BULB WITH PROTECTIVE SHIELDING.
When was Al Halal Zaiqa last inspected?
Al Halal Zaiqa has 8 inspections on record going back to November 17, 2022.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 2, 2025 | Fail | |
| January 6, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 31, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2024 | Fail | |
| December 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 15, 2023 | Fail | |
| November 17, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Al Halal Zaiqa vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 10, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.