Chicago
72
YOUR CALL

Zizi'S Cafe

2825 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60657 · Lakeview · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
72/100

Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record

Inspections
16
11 passed
Last Inspected
2025-06-27
Pass Rate
69%
2 failures
Score
72/100
YOUR CALL
Passed most recent inspection (2025-06-27)
Failed 2 inspections (2024, 2013)
Other issues found across 3 inspections
Documentation & Training issues found across 1 inspection
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation serious 42×
Chemical Safety minor
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Employee Hygiene serious
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Other critical
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Facility Condition minor
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Food Storage & Handling serious
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Food Temperature minor
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Documentation & Training critical
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Pest Activity critical
2025-06-27 Pass Canvass
3
minor Food Temperature

THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSREVED NO THERMOMETER PRESENT IN THE THREE (3) DOOR GLASS COOLER LOCATED IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER TO MEASURE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF COOLER. PLACED IN COOLER BY END OF INSPECTION.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED FLOORING BEHIND THE FRYER VERTICAL ROTISSERIE TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH BLACK DEBRIS AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE TRASH AND GREASE BUILD UP.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED MOPS STORED SUBMERGED IN WATER IN MOP BUCKETS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT/HANG ALL MOPS TO ALLOW FOR DRY STORAGE IN BETWEEN USE.

2024-07-12 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2024-07-05 Fail Canvass
2
serious Employee Hygiene

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

REAR PREP AREA HANDWASH SINK PIPE WALL CAULK NOT ATTACHED TO WALL. MUST RECAULK REAR PREP AREA HANDWASH SINK TO WALL.

minor Sanitation

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #256970 DATED ON 01/17/23 NOT CORRECTED-#49 ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES BEHIND COOKING LINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN BY DATE OF REINSPECTION...

2023-01-17 Pass Canvass
6
serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED RUST AT SCREW AT INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE/PANEL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE REPLACE SAID SCREW. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

PLASTIC UTENSILS USED FOR CUSTOMERS MUST BE INVERT AT FRONT BAR AREA

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS. SURFACE MUST SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS, UTILITY CONNECTIONS AND EQUIPMENT SURFACES BEHIND COOKING LINE.MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS LINER FOR SHELVING IN THE INSIDE COOLERS. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACE.

2022-08-10 Pass Canvass
3
minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

NOTED RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNITS AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, REPAINT WITH NON TOXIC FOOD GRADE PAINT AND/OR REPLACE

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEARTH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND REAR DISH WASHING/PREP AREA.

2021-02-22 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 14
critical Other

PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE

OBSERVED OWNER DRINKING COFFEE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MUST NOT CONSUME FOOD/BEVERAGE IN FOOD PREPARATION AREAS.

serious Food Storage & Handling

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

OBSERVED PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS SUCH COOKED GYRO MEAT, ASSORTED PREPARED COOKED MEATS, PREPARED SALADS, SOUPS AND COOKED VEGETABLES NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE. NOTED NO DATES. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED READY TO EAT TCS FOODS...

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.

minor Sanitation

UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

ALL TO GO CONTAINERS MUST BE STORED INVERTED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

minor Facility Condition

SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT COUNTER/PREP AREA MUST BE ELEVATED OFF THE FLOOR.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

GLASS DOOR OF THE REAR PRODUCE PREP COOLER SHATTERED.-----CRACKED/BROKEN PLASTIC LIDS FOR BULK FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST REPLACE ALL.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS THROUGHOUT COOLERS. MUST USE FOOD GRADE PLASTIC DISPOSABLE BAGS OR WASHABLE CONTAINERS.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR FOR THE REAR PREP REFRIGERATION DOOR HANDLE. MUST REPLACE HANDLE OR REPAIR WITH MATERIAL THAT IS SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA NOTED WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

serious Employee Hygiene

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

NOTED DIRTY FLOOR UNDER THE FRONT PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.----BLACKENED, MOLDY WALL CAULKING AT THE REAR PREP THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

SLEEPING QUARTERS NOTED IN THE REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA NOT COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE AREA. MUST BE COMPLETELY SEPARATED WITH SOLID WALLS AND/OR DOOR FROM THE FOOD STORAGE/PREPARATION AREA.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE REAR PREP AREA SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL, MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES ALL OTHER ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED AND ORGANIZED.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.

2019-05-02 Pass Canvass
4
minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE DOOR OF 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, ESPECIALLY THE SHELVES INSIDE THE ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS AT THE REAR PREP AREA WITH OLD FOOD DEBRIS, ROTTEN VEGETABLE LEAVES AND DIRT.

minor Facility Condition

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NOTED MISSING LIGHTING AND LIGHT BULBS INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNITS AT THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIGHTING WITH SHATTER PROOF BULBS.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS

2018-08-13 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
CRITICAL 3
critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

2-102.14(A)(A)FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-012A. MUST OBTAIN.

serious Food Storage & Handling

PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION

3-501.17 FOUND READY TO EAT FOODS INSIDE REACH IN COOLERS WITH NO SEVEN DAY CONSUME BY DATE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. MUST LABEL PREPARED READY TO EAT FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24HOURS.

minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

PA100-0367 FOUND CITY OF CHICAGO SANIATIOM MANAGER WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY VIOLATION. MUST OBTAIN.

2018-01-25 Pass Canvass
2
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

FOUND BULK FOOD NOT LABELED.(FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC.) MUST LABEL.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT MOP SINK FAUCET. MUST PROVIDE.

2017-06-12 Pass Canvass
5
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN READABLE LABLES ON BULK DRY INGREDIENTS.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPLACE CRACKED PLASTIC LID FOR SPICE CONTAINER IN REAR PREP AREA.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM POTATO SLICER. MUST CLEAN RESIDUE FROM EXTERIOR SIDES AND LID OF SPICE CONTAINER.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

OBSERVED COVING DETACHING FROM THE WALL BELOW THE OVEN. MUST REPAIR.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MUST REPLACE WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA ABOVE PREP TOP COOLER.

2016-06-27 Pass Canvass
5
minor Sanitation

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST CLEAN.

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT NEEDS CLEANING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE DISH MACHINE AND THE FRONT BREAD PREP DRAWER COOLER. EXTERIOR OF THE REAR TALL REACH-IN COOLERS (2) DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FRONT COFFEE/SODA STATION AND UNDER THE DISH/THREE COMPARTMENT SINK DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

PEELING PLASTER AT THE WALL AT THE FRONT PREP EXPOSED HAND SINK.MUST REPAIR. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE MENS WASHROOM AND THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPLACE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

EXTREMELY SLOW DRAIN AT THE REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR. NO COLD WATER AT THE UTILITY MOP SINK. HOT WATER ONLY. MUST PROVIDE BOTH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT MOP SINK.

2015-10-23 Pass Canvass
3
minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE AND AT SODA MACHINE ICE CHUTE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND SODA MACHINE ICE CHUTE AREA.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/DUST ON WALL BEHIND AND AROUND ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN ALL WALLS AND MAINTAIN.

minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL COOLERS MUST HAVE THERMOMETERS.

2014-08-27 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
5
serious Sanitation

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

OBSERVED FOOD(ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE.INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE OBSERVED BLACK AND BROWN SLIMY SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. ICE IS BEING USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMTION. MUST TURN OFF ICE MACHINE R...

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE 2-DOOR REACH-IN REFRIGERATOR. MUST REPAINT/REPLACE

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

DETAIL CLEAN WALL BEHIND DISHMACHINE AND 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR AREA. WATER DAMAGE CEILING TILES IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA ABOVE MIXER AND REAR STORAGE AREA ABOVE 2-DOOR FREEZER. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE.

minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED

minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF ICE MACHINE. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN CONTAINER

2013-11-04 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
1
minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REMOVE THE SOFT SERVE MACHINE BEHIND THE FRONT PREP AREA,HAS A OUT OF ORDER SIGN ON MACHINE

2013-10-28 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 6
critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS ARE OVERFLOWING,PREVENTING IID CLOSURE,THIS IS A FOOD SOURCE FOR RODENTS AND OTHER PEST,SERIOUS VIOLATION,7-38020,CITATION ISSUED

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST LABEL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN THR REAR PREP AREA

minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN INTERIOR OF THE REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND REMOVE STAINES FROM THE CUTTING BOARED AT THE FRONT PREP AREA,MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN THE FLOORS IN THE REAR PREP AREA ALONG WALL BASE AND CORNERS

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN THE WALL IN THE REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO THE LARGE MIXER

minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REMOVE THE SOFT SERVE MACHINE BEHIND THE FRONT PREP AREA,HAS A OUT OF ORDER SIGN ON MACHINE

2012-04-26 Pass License

No violations found.

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