Zahra's Kitchen

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 28, 2026
• address4807 N Elston Ave, Chicago 60630

Is Zahra's Kitchen clean?

Zahra's Kitchen is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 28, 2026. 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 Zahra's Kitchen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN DISH AREA BLOCKED BY DISHES STORED IN SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE HAND WASHING SINK IS ACCESSBILE AT ALL TIMES. DISHES REMOVED FROM SINK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSSERVED ROACHES TRAPPED IN GLUE BOARDS ON FLOOR INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE TRAPPED INSECTS FROM PREMISES.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED DISHES STORED ON FLOOR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL DISHES AND ITEMS ARE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED DISHES STORED ON FLOOR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL DISHES AND ITEMS ARE STORED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED COOLER MISSING LID. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE LID. • OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS SHELVING DIRECTLY ON TOP OF OVEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE CARDBOARD. SHELVING MUST BE SMOOTHLY, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT. • OBSERVED RUSTED SHELVING IN REAR OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAINT OR REPLACE RUSTED RACKS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF SOIL AND DEBRIS ON EXTERIOR OF OVEN AND ON DINING ROOM TABLES IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DEBRIS ON INTERIOR OF COOLERS INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HEAVY CLUTTER THROUGHOUT KITCHEN, DISH AREA, AND IN DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DECLUTTER TO AVOID PEST HARBORAGE. • OBSERVED SOILAND DEBRIS ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY INCLUDING IN DINING ROOM, IN KITCHAN AND IN BASEMENT OF FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED LIQUID FROM RAW ANIMAL PRODUCTS ON FLOOR OUTSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Zahra's Kitchen last inspected?

Zahra's Kitchen has 3 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2025.

Zahra's Kitchen vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 64% 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 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.