Zapatista

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJuly 20, 2012
• address444 W Fullerton Pkwy, Chicago 60614

Is Zapatista clean?

Zapatista is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 20, 2012. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Zapatista?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 20, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED SKIRT STEAK AT 44-63.6F, CHICKEN AT 49.2F, FISH AT 46.7F, TACO MEAT AT 44.6F, BEEF AT 46.0F, CARNITAS AT 45.3F, COOKED BLACK BEANS AT 43.7F, SOUR CREAM AT 47.1F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 82# OF FOOD WORTH $169. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • OBSERVED THE EXPOSED HANDSINK IN THE SERVICE AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. A WATER HOSE WAS HOOKED UP FROM THE FAUCET OF THE SINK TO A PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. WATER WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR HANDWASHING UNTIL THE HOSE WAS DISCONNECTED BY MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL HANDSINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • OBSERVED BAR EXPOSED HANDSINK WITHOUT SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AND THE SERVICE AREA EXPOSED HANDSINK WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL HANDSINKS STOCKED WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • OBSERVED FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE IN THE SERVICE AREA ICE BIN. OBSERVED A STAINLESS STEEL CONTAINER OF LEMONS AND LIMES STORED INSIDE OF THE ICE USED FOR CUSTOMER'S DRINKS. MANAGEMENT REMOVED THE CONTAINER AND THE ICE FROM THE ICE BIN. DO NOT USE ICE USED FOR COOLING FOODS FOR CUSTOMER'S DRINKS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS FOR ALL ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST PROVIDE ICE BIN COVERS FOR ALL ICE BINS BEHIND THE BAR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE SALSA COOLER.

When was Zapatista last inspected?

Zapatista has 5 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2010.

Zapatista vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Park

• ✓ Zapatista
  clean · December 20, 2010
• ✓ Kim And Scott's Cafe Twist
  clean · December 17, 2010
• ✓ Derby
  clean · February 16, 2012
• ✓ Derby
  clean · October 20, 2010
• ✓ Berry Moon
  clean · May 28, 2010
• ✕ Changito Loco
  cooked · August 5, 2010

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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 July 20, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.