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Zaleng Thai Bar
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedAugust 2, 2024
- address2932 N Broadway St, Chicago 60657
Is Zaleng Thai Bar clean?
Zaleng Thai Bar is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 2, 2024. 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 Zaleng Thai Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 2, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NOTED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICIES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. 90 DAY GRACE PERIOD GIVEN FOR NEW ESTABLISHMENT.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • NOTED NO EASY TO ACCESS HANDWASH SINK IN KITCHEN AT COOKS LINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDSINK OR RECONFIGURE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT SO THAT HANDWASH SINK BETWEEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND 1 COMPARTMENT SINK IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO COOK LINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED. MANAGER CREATED A WALK-WAY BETWEEN PREP COOLER AND PREP TABLE FOR COOKS TO ACCESS HAND SINK.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • NOTED 2 DOOR COOLING UNIT WITH AMBIENT AIR OF 60 F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED NO SPLASH GAURD ON LEFT SIDE OF HANDWASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • NOTED NO SPLASH GAURD ON LEFT SIDE OF HANDWASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED RUSTED SHELVES ON RACKS OF WEST WALL IN WALK-IN COOLER AND RUST ON TOP OF GREASE TRAP IN DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PAINT AND RESTORE TO A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED SHELVES ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT SELF-DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SELF DRAINING SHELVING FOR WAREWASHING SINK OR DRAINBOARDS • NOTED NO DRAINBOARD AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DRAINBOARD FOR THE AIR DRYING OF ALL CLEAN UTENSILS/DISHWARE IN THE KITCHEN.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED SHELVES ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK NOT SELF-DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SELF DRAINING SHELVING FOR WAREWASHING SINK OR DRAINBOARDS • NOTED NO DRAINBOARD AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DRAINBOARD FOR THE AIR DRYING OF ALL CLEAN UTENSILS/DISHWARE IN THE KITCHEN.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • NOTED GREASE, GRIME AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLES AND MAINTAIN
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED LEAK AT SPOUT OF HANDWASH SINK AND HOT WATER HANDLE AT 1 COMPARTMENT SINK LOOSE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NOTED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED UNUSED DISHMACHINE IN DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNUSED, UNNECESSARY ITEMS. • NOTED TRACKS ON DOORS FOR AC/HEATER AND WATER HEATER CLOSETS BROKEN. ALSO NOTED EXPOSED EXPANDING FOAM AROUND BASE OF GREASE TRAP INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE EXCESS FOAM AND REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED FOOD DEBRIS AND HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP ON THE FLOORS BEHING COOKING STATIONS IN THE KITCHEN, EVIDENCE OF LEAKS FROM CEILING ON THE WALLS ABOVE DISHMACHINE, NORTHEAST CORNER OF REAR DRY STORAGE AREA, AND ABOVE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED BROKEN AND STAINED LIGHT SHIELDING IN KITCHEN ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT AND HANDWASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED BLOWN OUT LIGHTBULBS AND LOW LIGHTING IN THE WASHROOM HALLS AND SERVICE HALL.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED BROKEN AND STAINED LIGHT SHIELDING IN KITCHEN ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT AND HANDWASH SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED BLOWN OUT LIGHTBULBS AND LOW LIGHTING IN THE WASHROOM HALLS AND SERVICE HALL.
When was Zaleng Thai Bar last inspected?
Zaleng Thai Bar has 2 inspections on record going back to August 2, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| August 2, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Zaleng Thai Bar vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 August 2, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.