Zoe's Patio

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedNovember 14, 2025
• address5518 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60638

Is Zoe's Patio clean?

Zoe's Patio is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 14, 2025. 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 Zoe's Patio?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • HANDWASH SINK IN PREP AREA INOPERABLE. INSTD TO HAVE FULLY FUNCTIONAL WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C) PLUMBER ARRIVED ON SITE DURING INSPECTION AND REPAIRED
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • LOW TEMPERATURE WAREWASHING UNIT NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING, 0 PPM OF CHLORINE. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTD NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. UNIT NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • TORN RUBBER GASKET ON PREP COOLER. INSTD TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN • CERAMIC/CLAY DRINKING CUPS ON SITE. INSTD TO ENSURE CUPS ARE LEAD FREE OR LEAD SAFE LEVELS AND MAINTAIN DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH ON SITE; OR REMOVE CUPS FROM PREMISES

When was Zoe's Patio last inspected?

Zoe's Patio has 18 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Zoe's Patio vs Garfield Ridge

Garfield Ridge runs 73% clean across 147 tracked restaurants — 107 clean, 28 mid, 11 cooked.

Against the 147 spots Cooked tracks in Garfield Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 46% of them.

Other spots in Garfield Ridge

• ✓ Bohica Bar And Grill
  clean · May 15, 2012
• ✓ Taqueria Kairos
  cooked · July 31, 2023
• ✓ Superheroes Ice Cream Inc.
  clean · May 15, 2012
• ✕ Abigails Ice Cream
  cooked · August 7, 2012
• ✓ Alboes
  cooked · May 16, 2013
• ✕ Premier Catering & Events, Llc.
  cooked · April 30, 2013

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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 November 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.