First Zabiha Meat Bazaar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 8, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at First Zabiha Meat Bazaar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
β οΈFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained β’ MUST REPAINT/REPAIR EXTERIOR DOOR AND BOTTOM PORTION OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. SURFACE IS EXTREMELY RUSTY.MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. β’ MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE OR REPLACE OVERUSED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DARK GROOVES LOCATED UNDER OTHER CUTTING BOARDS AT THE CUTTING PREP TABLE IN FRONT OF THE 3-COMP SINK.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained β’ MUST REPAINT/REPAIR EXTERIOR DOOR AND BOTTOM PORTION OF THE WALK-IN COOLER. SURFACE IS EXTREMELY RUSTY.MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. β’ MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE OR REPLACE OVERUSED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DARK GROOVES LOCATED UNDER OTHER CUTTING BOARDS AT THE CUTTING PREP TABLE IN FRONT OF THE 3-COMP SINK.
π§«food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents β’ MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE OR REPLACE EXCESSIVELY RUSTY SHELVING RACKS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE DOOR AS YOU WALK-IN. β’ MUST DEFROST AND REMOVE ALL EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP IN THE INTERIOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER.
β οΈFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOOR AT THE FRONT BUTCHER AREA AT ALL CORNERS TO REMOVE ENCRUSTED MEAT. β’ IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER FOOD BOXES OF FROZEN MEAT ON THE FLOOR. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOOR AT THE FRONT BUTCHER AREA AT ALL CORNERS TO REMOVE ENCRUSTED MEAT. β’ IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER FOOD BOXES OF FROZEN MEAT ON THE FLOOR. MUST ELEVATE ALL ITEMS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES.
β οΈWalls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods β’ MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL WALLS AND CIELING TILES IN THE BUTCHER AREA TO REMOVE ENCRUSTED MEAT. ALSO IN THE REAR HALLWAY CEILING BY THE REAR EXIT DOOR MUST BE CLEAN/REPAINTED TO REMOVE RUSTY STAINS AND TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods β’ MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL WALLS AND CIELING TILES IN THE BUTCHER AREA TO REMOVE ENCRUSTED MEAT. ALSO IN THE REAR HALLWAY CEILING BY THE REAR EXIT DOOR MUST BE CLEAN/REPAINTED TO REMOVE RUSTY STAINS AND TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
π§»grimy wiping cloths
Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored β’ MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE SMALL REAR STORAGE ROOM CLOSEST TO THE REAR STAFF RESTROOM.
When was First Zabiha Meat Bazaar last inspected?
First Zabiha Meat Bazaar has 4 inspections on record going back to February 20, 2013.
date
result
score
March 4, 2015
closed by the city
May 8, 2014
Pass
April 1, 2013
Pass
February 20, 2013
Fail
First Zabiha Meat Bazaar vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants β 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 45% of them.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 8, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.