Za Bunker

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 17, 2021
• address1909 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Za Bunker clean?

Za Bunker is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 17, 2021. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Za Bunker?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 17, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST HAVE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED BODILY FLUID CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 OBSERVED OPENINGS AROUND THE BASE OF WALLS IN KITCHEN, REAR PREP, AND OFFICE. MUST CLOSE ALL HOLES IN THE BASE OF WALLS AND REPLACE COVING. • 6-201.11 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED UTILTY LINES UNECESSARILY EXPOSED OVER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND REAR PREP AREAS. UTILITY ARE NOT WASTE LINES BUT RATHER GASS AND WATER LINES. ALL UTILITY LINES NEED TO BE SHEILDED AND ALL FOOD PREPARATION AREAS AND DISHWASHING AREAS NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION. • 6-501.11 OBSERVED CLUTTER BEHIND BAR, IN REAR PREP IN DRY STORAGE, CLOSETS, AND ADDITIONAL STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS AND ELIMINATE HARBORAGE SO PEST CONTROL CAN HAVE ACCESS TO ALL AREAS FOR PEST EXTERMINATION AND MONITORING. • 6-501.16 OBSERVED ALL MOPS NEED TO BE STORED IN THE DESIGNATED AREA AND HUNG TO DRY AFTER USE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS AVAILABLE. ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.
• ⚠️Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • 8-404.13 (B:3) OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING VIOLATION #38 AND VIOLATION #60 FROM INSPECTION REPORT # 2545394 DATED 12/10/21, NOT CORRECTED. MUST ELIMINATE ALL RODENT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND SHOW PROOF OF RECENT PEST CONTROL SERVICE. MUST HAVE HAND SINK INSTALLED COMPLETELY WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. 2 DAYS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO CORRECT PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  Previous Priority Foundation Violation Corrected • 8-404.13 (B:3) OBSERVED PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING VIOLATION #38 AND VIOLATION #60 FROM INSPECTION REPORT # 2545394 DATED 12/10/21, NOT CORRECTED. MUST ELIMINATE ALL RODENT ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, AND SHOW PROOF OF RECENT PEST CONTROL SERVICE. MUST HAVE HAND SINK INSTALLED COMPLETELY WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS. 2 DAYS HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO CORRECT PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-42-090.

When was Za Bunker last inspected?

Za Bunker has 27 inspections on record going back to November 18, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Za Bunker vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 41% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 673 clean, 174 mid, 789 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 December 17, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.