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Zia's Social
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 3, 2026
- address6158 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60631
Is Zia's Social clean?
Zia's Social is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 3, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Zia's Social?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT EMPLOYEE BATHROOM HANDWASHING SINKS. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 47.5F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. ALSO OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE MAIN LINE AREA. TEMPERATURE WAS 74.6F. NO HOT WATER AT THE PIZZA MAKING STATION. TEMPERATURE WAS 77.3F. TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER WAS RESTORED TO ABOVE 102 AT ALL AFFECTED AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE FRONT PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS 10LBS OF CHICKEN AT 47.8F. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 9LBS AT $95. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW . PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON DOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED NEAR COOK LINE AND DISH ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED SLOW DRAINAGE AT HANDWASHING SINK IN THE PIZZA AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
When was Zia's Social last inspected?
Zia's Social has 9 inspections on record going back to April 4, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 3, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 15, 2026 | — | |
| January 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2025 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2025 | — | |
| January 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2024 | — | |
| April 14, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Zia's Social vs Norwood Park
Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.