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Zip'z Express Fast Food
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 22, 2021
- address1635 W Howard St, Chicago 60626
Is Zip'z Express Fast Food clean?
Zip'z Express Fast Food is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 22, 2021. 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 Zip'z Express Fast Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 22, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR ON THE DOOR OF THE LONG CHEST FREEZER IN THE STORAGE AREA.THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • SOME WATER AND DEBRIS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
When was Zip'z Express Fast Food last inspected?
Zip'z Express Fast Food has 18 inspections on record going back to June 17, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| October 22, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 11, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 23, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 14, 2016 | Fail | |
| April 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 10, 2015 | Fail | |
| April 27, 2015 | Pass |
Zip'z Express Fast Food vs Rogers Park
Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.
Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, 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 October 22, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.