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Zaca's Of Midway
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 20, 2014
- address6643 S Cicero Ave, Chicago 60638
Is Zaca's Of Midway clean?
Zaca's Of Midway is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 20, 2014. 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 Zaca's Of Midway?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES IN THE PREP AREA. MUST MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO SAND OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES IN THE PREP AREA. MUST MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, REAR REACH IN COOLER (BY MOP SINK), INTERIOR OF UNUSED ICE MACHINE, KNIFE RACK, CAN OPENER AND STORAGE RACKS ABOVE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN AND FLOORS UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. CLEAN UP AND MAINTAIN GREASE SPILLAGE ALL ON THE FLOOR UNDER/AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF FLOOR DRAIN AND FLOORS UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. CLEAN UP AND MAINTAIN GREASE SPILLAGE ALL ON THE FLOOR UNDER/AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE WALLS AROUND THE SINKS, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND CEILING AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE FRONT SERVICE AND DINING AREA.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE WALLS AROUND THE SINKS, COOKING EQUIPMENT AND CEILING AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE FRONT SERVICE AND DINING AREA.
When was Zaca's Of Midway last inspected?
Zaca's Of Midway has 5 inspections on record going back to June 6, 2013.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| February 20, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2014 | Fail | |
| June 11, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 6, 2013 | Fail |
Zaca's Of Midway vs West Lawn
West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants — 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, 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 February 20, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.