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Bistrot Zinc
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJuly 26, 2018
- address1131 N State St, Chicago 60610
Is Bistrot Zinc clean?
Bistrot Zinc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 26, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Bistrot Zinc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 26, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO COMPLY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURES ON SITE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO DISCLOSURE ON MENUS FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DISCLOSURE ON MENUS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED RAW UNFINISHED CEILING, EXPOSING RAW WOODEN BEAMS AND FLOOR BOARDS, ABOVE BEVERAGE STORAGE RACKS IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA OFFICE. INFORMED MANAGER THAT SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR SAID AREA ENSURE SURFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. OBSERVED BROKEN AND CRACKED FLOOR AND WALL JUNCTION COVING, ACROSS FROM WALK IN COOLER, IN BASEMENT DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED ALLERGEN AWARENESS CERTIFICATE NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN AWARENESS CERTIFICATES. NO CITATION ISSUED.
When was Bistrot Zinc last inspected?
Bistrot Zinc has 12 inspections on record going back to July 29, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| July 26, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2014 | Fail | |
| April 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 15, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 14, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 11, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 29, 2010 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Bistrot Zinc vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 26, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.