Zocalo

Chicago Health Dept

1438 W CHICAGO AVE · GOOSE ISLAND, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Aug 2026); 4 critical violations across the last 12 months.

4 inspections on record since 2025 · Last inspected Aug 2026 · 4 critical violations in the last 12 months.

The numbers

INSPECTIONS
4
VIOLATIONS
18
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
AUG 2026

Inspection history

AUG 27
2026
PASS 4 violations
Minor Food Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

4-204.112(B) UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLING UNITS LOCATED IN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Serious Food Temperature
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

4-602.13 OBSERVED INTERNAL SURFACES OF COOLING UNIT IN BAR AND UPRIGHT COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

6-501.114 OBSERVED SPACE BEHIND BLACK CURTAINS USED FOR DRY STORAGE WITH ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE TO ELEVATE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13 INSTRUCTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDER TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.

AUG 20
2026
FAIL 6 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE PREPARING DICED TOMATOES, CHORIZO, EGGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT LEAST ONE CFM WHILE OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED

Serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED INTERNAL SURFACES OF ICE BIN WITH PATCHES OF MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP INSIDE MACHINE WHERE ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IS STORED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FOOR CONTACT SURFACES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Food Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLING UNITS LOCATED IN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Serious Food Temperature
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED INTERNAL SURFACES OF COOLING UNIT IN BAR AND UPRIGHT COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SPACE BEHIND BLACK CURTAINS USED FOR DRY STORAGE WITH ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE TO ELEVATE ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

INSTRUCTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATE HOLDER TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.

OCT 16
2025
PASS 1 violation
Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-204.12 Unable to locate backflow prevention for the bar ice maker, instructed to install

SEP 25
2025
FAIL 7 violations 3 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

No certified food service manager certificate. Instructed to obtain.

Critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

No vomit clean up kit, Instructed to obtain.

Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

Broken hot water knob at bar hand wash sink, Instructed to repair.

Serious Sanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

No sanitizer available in facility for dish washing facility, Instructed to obtain.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

Interior surfaces of ice maker not clean, black film noted, Instructed to clean and maintain.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

Unable to locate backflow prevention for bar ice maker, instructed to install.

Minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

No allergen training certificate.

Public inspection records from Chicago Department of Public Health. Records current as of 2026-09-06. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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