Cooked?
Zella
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 15, 2017
- address1983 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago 60614
Is Zella clean?
Zella is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 15, 2017. 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 Zella?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR BROKEN SCREEN ON REAR SCREEN DOOR, AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR BROKEN SCREEN ON REAR SCREEN DOOR, AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN CONTACT SURFACES ON PREP TABLES IN REAR, DEBRIS PRESENT. CLEAN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE FROM SODA NOZZLE CADDY'S ON BOTH BARS. CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT (NOT EXCESSIVE). INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST BROKEN FLOOR TILE AT KITCHEN ENTRANCE. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS BEHIND BOTH BARS AND UNDER 3-COMP SINK IN PREP AREA. CLEAN DEBRIS OFF FLOOR IN BASEMENT TOILET ROOM. REPAIR BROKEN FLOOR SLATE IN FRONT OF BAR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST BROKEN FLOOR TILE AT KITCHEN ENTRANCE. CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS BEHIND BOTH BARS AND UNDER 3-COMP SINK IN PREP AREA. CLEAN DEBRIS OFF FLOOR IN BASEMENT TOILET ROOM. REPAIR BROKEN FLOOR SLATE IN FRONT OF BAR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN HOOD FILTERS IN KITCHEN. CLEAN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE ON WALL BEHIND BAR. REPAIR DAMAGED LOWER WALL OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF TOILET ROOM ENTRANCE IN BASEMENT. ALSO, REPAIR EXTERIOR WALL OF WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT, INSULATION IS EXPOSED. CLEAN DUST FROM CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN HOOD FILTERS IN KITCHEN. CLEAN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE ON WALL BEHIND BAR. REPAIR DAMAGED LOWER WALL OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF TOILET ROOM ENTRANCE IN BASEMENT. ALSO, REPAIR EXTERIOR WALL OF WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT, INSULATION IS EXPOSED. CLEAN DUST FROM CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN URINAL IN MENS TOILET ROOM. ALSO, INCREASE HOT PRESSURE AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE BASEMENT TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
When was Zella last inspected?
Zella has 18 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 22, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| August 31, 2018 | — | |
| June 15, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 1, 2017 | — | |
| March 30, 2017 | — | |
| January 30, 2017 | — | |
| August 16, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 9, 2016 | Fail | |
| December 8, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 7, 2015 | — |
Zella vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 41% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 673 clean, 174 mid, 789 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in Lincoln Park
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 June 15, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.