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Zoku
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 25, 2017
- address1616 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Zoku clean?
Zoku is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 25, 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 Zoku?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 25, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE WATER LINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR ICE MACHINE.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.Food Handler Requirements Met • INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.
When was Zoku last inspected?
Zoku has 18 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 26, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| October 25, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 30, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 21, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 13, 2016 | Fail | |
| October 6, 2016 | Fail | |
| September 30, 2016 | — | |
| June 17, 2016 | — | |
| October 1, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2015 | — | |
| October 14, 2014 | Pass |
Zoku vs Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.
Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt 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 25, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.