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Mezza
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 8, 2018
- address225 N Michigan Ave, Chicago 60601
Is Mezza clean?
Mezza is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 8, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Mezza?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 8, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • INADEQUATE HANDS WASHING FACILITIES, FOUND NO HAND SOAP AT EMPLOYEES TOILET ROOM HAND WASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOOD AND OIL SPILLS UNDER 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FOOD AND OIL SPILLS UNDER 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • CONDENSATION DRIPPINGS NOTED AT WALK-IN COOLER COOLING UNIT, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
When was Mezza last inspected?
Mezza has 13 inspections on record going back to February 5, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 19, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| June 8, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 5, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 27, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 16, 2017 | Fail | |
| February 4, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 12, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 27, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 25, 2011 | Pass |
Mezza vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 June 8, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.