Zed 451

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 4, 2020
• address729-743 N Clark St, Chicago 60610

Is Zed 451 clean?

Zed 451 is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 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 Zed 451?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 4, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF FLOUR, ETC NOT LABELED IN 2ND FLOOR KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO TO LABEL ALL BULK ITEMS WITH COMMON NAME IN ENGLISH.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED LARGE BOWLS BEING STORED FACE UP ON SHELVES IN 2ND FLOOR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL POTS AND PANS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED LARGE BOWLS BEING STORED FACE UP ON SHELVES IN 2ND FLOOR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL POTS AND PANS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN BOTH UNISEX TOILET ROOMS LOCATED NEAR 1ST FLOOR BAR AND IN FEMALE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN BOTH UNISEX TOILET ROOMS LOCATED NEAR 1ST FLOOR BAR AND IN FEMALE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A HEAVY BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON BACK WALL BEHIND GRILL IN 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED A HEAVY BUILD UP OF DIRT AND GRIME ON PRESSURE GAUGE CONNECTED TO LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE LOCATED IN 1ST FLOOR DISH PIT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB IN MEN'S EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED A BURNT OUT LIGHT BULB IN MEN'S EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM LOCATED IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was Zed 451 last inspected?

Zed 451 has 21 inspections on record going back to March 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Zed 451 vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 4, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.