Zanno's

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 4, 2020
• address1521 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60623

Is Zanno's clean?

Zanno's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 4, 2020. 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 Zanno's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 4, 2020, 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 • 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROVIDE A PROPER HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS IN THE FACILITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C).
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED ALL OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
• ⚠️Proper Reheating Procedures For Hot Holding • 3-403.11 OBSERVED FACILITY RE-HEATING BEEF AND AU JUS IMPROPERLY INSIDE OF A HOT HOLDING UNIT, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION THE BEEF AND AU JUS WAS AT 108F. INSTRUCTED TO FACILITY TO ONLY PROPERLY REHEAT TCS FOODS ON THE STOVE TOP TO 165F FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS THEN ONLY USE THE HOT HOLDING UNIT TO HOT HOLD TCS FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED 1 LB OF BEEF VALUED AT $20 DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
  Proper Reheating Procedures For Hot Holding • 3-403.11 OBSERVED FACILITY RE-HEATING BEEF AND AU JUS IMPROPERLY INSIDE OF A HOT HOLDING UNIT, AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION THE BEEF AND AU JUS WAS AT 108F. INSTRUCTED TO FACILITY TO ONLY PROPERLY REHEAT TCS FOODS ON THE STOVE TOP TO 165F FOR AT LEAST 15 SECONDS THEN ONLY USE THE HOT HOLDING UNIT TO HOT HOLD TCS FOODS AT 135F OR ABOVE AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED 1 LB OF BEEF VALUED AT $20 DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • 3-501.16(A:1) PLEASE SEE VIOLATION #19.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-302.12 OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO PROPERLY TAKE TEMPERATURES OF COLD AND HOT FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12 OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.11 OBSERVED CARPET IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE CARPET. OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND DUCT TAPE BEING USED ON THE PIPES UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE ALL SURFACES SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE REAR OF THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE OR REMOVE CLUTTER.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE MALE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE MALE FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT A ALLEGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
• ⚠️Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • 7-32-020(C) OBSERVED A ASHTRAY WITH A PREVIOUSLY USED CIGARETTE IN THE ASHTRAY LOCATED IN THE DRY STORAGE/OFFICE AREA. INSTRUCTED SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES AND REMOVE THE ASHTRAY. MANAGER REMOVED THE ASHTRAY DURING THE INSPECTION. 7-32-020(C).
  Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • 7-32-020(C) OBSERVED A ASHTRAY WITH A PREVIOUSLY USED CIGARETTE IN THE ASHTRAY LOCATED IN THE DRY STORAGE/OFFICE AREA. INSTRUCTED SMOKING IS PROHIBITED IN PUBLIC PLACES AND REMOVE THE ASHTRAY. MANAGER REMOVED THE ASHTRAY DURING THE INSPECTION. 7-32-020(C).

When was Zanno's last inspected?

Zanno's has 4 inspections on record going back to January 17, 2020.

Zanno's vs North Lawndale

North Lawndale runs 60% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 370 clean, 83 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in North Lawndale, 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 May 4, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.