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Birriera Zaragoza

4800 N Broadway, Chicago 60640 · Risk 1 (High) · Recorded out of business at a past inspection

Pass

Most recent result

Jul 15, 2025

27

Inspections on record

14

Times passed

1

Times failed

Violations cited on Jul 15, 2025

  1. #40PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEES PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD.

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
Jul 15, 2025ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 10, 2024ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
May 7, 2024CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
May 7, 2024CanvassOut of BusinessRisk 1 (High)
Feb 28, 2023CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Jun 27, 2022CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 26, 2021CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
May 15, 2020CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 15, 2019CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jun 19, 2018ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Dec 14, 2017CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 24, 2017ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Apr 1, 2016CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 7, 2015CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 26, 2015CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 3, 2014Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Aug 27, 2014ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jan 23, 2014Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 15, 2014CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
May 10, 2013CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 15, 2012CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 9, 2011Short Form ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jul 21, 2011ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Nov 23, 2010CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Mar 22, 2010Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 23, 2010ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Feb 23, 2010ComplaintPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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Birriera Zaragoza — questions

Did Birriera Zaragoza pass its last health inspection?
Birriera Zaragoza at 4800 N Broadway was inspected on Jul 15, 2025 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass". Across 27 inspections on record it has failed 1 time.
What violations were cited at Birriera Zaragoza?
The most recent inspection cited 1 violation, beginning with: PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD EMPLOYEES PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD.
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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