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Cafe Zipo
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 15, 2015
- address5645 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Cafe Zipo clean?
Cafe Zipo is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 15, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cafe Zipo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Cooler shelving/racks that had peeling paint/rust, shall be repaired/replaced.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Non food contact surfaces of cooler shelving/racks not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under heavy equipment, 3 compartment sink not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in bsmt storage areas not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors under heavy equipment, 3 compartment sink not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners), floors in bsmt storage areas not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling in women's bathroom had peeling paint/gaps shall be repaired/sealed.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceiling in women's bathroom had peeling paint/gaps shall be repaired/sealed.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • 3 compartment sink faucet leaking at neck, shall be repaired/replaced.
When was Cafe Zipo last inspected?
Cafe Zipo has 7 inspections on record going back to October 15, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| May 15, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 13, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 30, 2011 | Pass | |
| December 22, 2011 | Fail | |
| October 15, 2010 | Pass |
Cafe Zipo vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% 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 May 15, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.