Z BAR

Address: 108 E SUPERIOR ST , CHICAGO, IL 60611, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass on Feb 4, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (33 inspections)

• Pass — 2026-02-04 00:00:00 (Canvass) 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD UP INSIDE LARGE ICE MACHINE UPPER PORTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2025-02-04 00:00:00 () 23. PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION - Comments: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE 2 DOOR COOLER TO BE IMPROPER: MILK, HEAVY CRE
• Pass — 2024-10-21 00:00:00 ()
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2024-02-15 00:00:00 () 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: Broken thermometer in dessert cooler, instructed to replace.|10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: Slow drainage
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2023-04-17 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: Missing hand wash sign at employees men's restroom and front prep area hand wash sink, instructed to post.|45. SINGLE-USE/SI
• Pass — 2022-02-03 00:00:00 () 44. UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: DELI CUPS NOT AIR DRIED PROPERLY AFTER WASHING, INSTRUCTED TO AIR DRY ALL UTENSILS AFTER WASHING.|36. THERMOMETERS PROVI
• Pass — 2021-04-21 00:00:00 () 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED CRACK/HOLE IN LARGE PIPE (STEAM VENT) ABOVE SMALL DISH MACHINE IN THE POT SINK ROOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SAME. | 58. ALLERGEN
• Fail — 2021-04-14 00:00:00 () 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED - Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGERS.|38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT - Comments: OBSERVED APPROXI
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2021-02-03 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• Fail — 2021-01-27 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: 2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION
• Pass — 2020-01-15 00:00:00 () 32. VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS - Comments: SUSHI RICE PH LEVEL LAB REPORT IS OLDER THAN 5 YEARS, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A NEW REPORT. ( NO CITATION ISSUED )
• Fail — 2020-01-08 00:00:00 () 32. VARIANCE OBTAINED FOR SPECIALIZED PROCESSING METHODS - Comments: SUSHI RICE PH LEVEL LAB REPORT IS OLDER THAN 5 YEARS, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A NEW REPORT. ( NO CITATION ISSUED ) | 33. PROPER COOLIN
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-01-08 00:00:00 () 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE - Comments: MUST PROVIDE HANDWASH SINK FOR THE BAR PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.|55. PHYSI
• Pass — 2018-06-07 00:00:00 ()
• Not Ready — 2018-04-17 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2018-01-05 00:00:00 () 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS - Comments: OBSERVED SOME COOLERS MISSING THERMOMETERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.|30. FOOD IN O
• Pass — 2017-09-05 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DUST BUILD-UP NOTED ON STAND UP COOLERS FAN COVERS, SILK PLANTS ABOVE OPEN FOOD CONTAINERS, INSTRUCTED T
• Pass — 2017-03-22 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: HAND SINK IN COLD FOOD STATION TOO CLOSE TO PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD. LOOSE WI
• Fail — 2017-03-15 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: REUSING EMPTY WINE BOTTLES AS A MULTI-USE UTENSILS FOR FOOD STORAGE, INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD CONT
• Pass — 2016-10-31 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: DETAIL CLEAN THE GASKETS AROUND THE REACH-IN REFRIGERATORS TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP AND MAINTAIN. |

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