Pass

Zelly's Heavenly Breakfast Inc.

554 W Pershing Rd, Chicago, IL 60609

Restaurant ZIP 60609 Risk 1 (High)

Passed · as of Apr 8, 2026

Zelly's Heavenly Breakfast Inc. was last inspected on April 8, 2026 with a result of “Pass”. Inspectors found 3 violations.

Latest inspection

April 8, 2026 · Canvass

Pass

Result: Pass

3 general
  • GeneralFacility upkeep

    Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

    Inspector’s note: Meat slicer not clean not clean behind blade and blade housing, food debris noted. instructed to clean and sanitize after use.

    Official wording (code 49)

    Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

  • GeneralFacility upkeep

    Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

    Inspector’s note: Unable to locate backflow prevention device on ice maker and potato shredder machine that are attached to water supply lines. Instructed to install.

    Official wording (code 51)

    Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

  • GeneralFacility upkeep

    Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.

    Inspector’s note: Condensation water line draining in 3-comp sink instructed to move away to a mop sink or floor drain.

    Official wording (code 52)

    Sewage & waste water properly disposed

Inspection history

9 inspections on record

  1. Pass

    Complaint · Pass

    2 general1 paperwork Show violations
    • GeneralFood temperature

      Thermometers were missing or inaccurate.

      Inspector’s note: Observed missing thermometers inside cooling units located in prep area. Instructed to provide.

      Official wording (code 36)

      Thermometers provided & accurate

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

      Inspector’s note: Observed burned out bulbs in ventilation hood. Instructed to replace and increase lighting.

      Official wording (code 56)

      Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Required allergen training was missing.

      Inspector’s note: Observed person in charge without allergen training certication. Instructed to obtain and maintain on site for review.

      Official wording (code 58)

      Allergen training as required

  2. Pass

    Short Form Complaint · Pass

    1 critical5 general Show violations
    • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

      Staff were eating, drinking, or smoking where food is prepared.

      Inspector’s note: 2-401.11: observed employee drinking from uncovered beverage in the rear food prep area. Instructed to provide designated area for employees to eat, drink, or use tobacco that does not pose risk of contamination of food or equipment and instruct employees to consume food or beverages in this designated area and maintain.

      Official wording (code 6)

      Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use

    • GeneralFood handling

      Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

      Inspector’s note: 3-307.11: observed multi-use bowls used as scoops in several tcs and non-tcs food containers in the front prep area. Instructed to remove bowls and replace with multi-use utensils with handles to prevent contamination while scooping and maintaining.

      Official wording (code 39)

      Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: 4-101.11(b, c, d, e): observed nonfood-contact surfaces of ice machine to be coated by plastic surface that is flaking and chipping, not smooth or easily cleanable. Instructed to repair or replace coating on nonfood-contact surfaces of ice machine and maintain smooth and easily cleanable surface of ice machine.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: 4-101.19: observed empty cardboard egg cartons used as holding surface for griddle utensils (smash presses) at the front prep area. Instructed to discard empty egg cartons and replace with multi-use nonfood-contact surface that is smooth and easily-cleanable and maintain.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

      Inspector’s note: 4-601.11(b): observed nonfood-contact surfaces of deep fryer (supporting carriage/frame beneath fryer basin) to be heavily-soiled with encrusted grease deposits. Instructed to clean and degrease nonfood-contact surfaces of deep fryer at adequate frequency to prevent build up of grease deposits and other soils and maintain.

      Official wording (code 49)

      Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

      Inspector’s note: 6-403.11: observed open employee beverage containers stored on top of the ice machine in the rear food prep area. Instructed to relocate employee beverage containers to designated area for employee personal item storage that does not pose risk of contamination of food or equipment and maintain.

      Official wording (code 56)

      Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

  3. Conditional

    Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

    1 critical6 general Show violations
    • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

      Staff were eating, drinking, or smoking where food is prepared.

      Inspector’s note: Observed employee drinking from uncovered beverage in the rear food prep area. Instructed to provide designated area for employees to eat, drink, or use tobacco that does not pose risk of contamination of food or equipment and instruct employees to consume food or beverages in this designated area and maintain.

      Official wording (code 6)

      Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use

    • GeneralFood handling

      Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

      Inspector’s note: Observed multi-use bowls used as scoops in several tcs and non-tcs food containers in the front prep area. Instructed to remove bowls and replace with multi-use utensils with handles to prevent contamination while scooping and maintain.

      Official wording (code 39)

      Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Observed nonfood-contact surfaces of ice machine to be coated by plastic surface that is flaking and chipping, not smooth or easily cleanable. Instructed to repair or replace coating on nonfood-contact surfaces of ice machine and maintain smooth and easily cleanable surface of ice machine.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Observed empty cardboard egg cartons used as holding surface for griddle utensils (smash presses) at the front prep area. Instructed to discard empty egg cartons and replace with multi-use nonfood-contact surface that is smooth and easily-cleanable and maintain.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.

      Inspector’s note: Observed food employee utilizing 2-compartment sink in the rear area for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing equipment and utensils per warewashing process. Instructed to cease use of 2-compartment sink for warewashing and perform manual warewashing only in sinks with at least 3-compartments and maintain at all times. The person in charge moved all equipment and utensils to the 3-compartment sink and re-cleaned utensils at the 3-compartment sink at the time of inspection. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-025 citation issued.

      Official wording (code 48)

      Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Observed nonfood-contact surfaces of deep fryer (supporting carriage/frame beneath fryer basin) to be heavily-soiled with encrusted grease deposits. Instructed to clean and degrease nonfood-contact surfaces of deep fryer at adequate frequency to prevent build up of grease deposits and other soils and maintain.

      Official wording (code 49)

      Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

      Inspector’s note: Observed open employee beverage containers stored on top of the ice machine in the rear food prep area. Instructed to relocate employee beverage containers to designated area for employee personal item storage that does not pose risk of contamination of food or equipment and maintain.

      Official wording (code 56)

      Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

  4. Pass

    Short Form Complaint · Pass

    1 general Show violations
    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

      Inspector’s note: 5-205.15: observed the front food prep hand sink to have a slow draining of water when washing your hands; the water accumulates and builds up. Instructed to repair plumbing and maintain.

      Official wording (code 51)

      Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

  5. Pass

    Complaint · Pass

    1 critical5 general2 paperwork Show violations
    • CriticalFood handling

      Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

      Inspector’s note: Observed ice scoop laying on top of the drink station with the food contact surface exposed. Instructed on how to properly store ice scoop between uses.

      Official wording (code 16)

      Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

    • GeneralFood handling

      Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

      Inspector’s note: Observed food stored in zip lock bags/containers in all the 2-door refrigerator without proper labeling of name. Instructed to person in charge to provide a label reflecting the food item's name when food has been remove from its original packaging.

      Official wording (code 37)

      Food properly labeled; original container

    • GeneralFood handling

      Wiping cloths weren’t used or stored properly.

      Inspector’s note: Observed wet wiping cloths on several prep surface areas. Instructed to properly store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution between uses to prevent contamination of equipment & food. Must maintain

      Official wording (code 41)

      Wiping cloths: properly used & stored

    • GeneralFood handling

      Clean utensils, equipment, or linens weren’t stored and handled properly.

      Inspector’s note: Observed eating utensils not inverted located above the grill. Instructed management to avoid contamination by inverting utensils with handles exposed.

      Official wording (code 44)

      Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Observed milk crates being used as shelving throughout the walk-in cooler. Must remove and provide shelving 6" off the floor and provide floor accessibility to ensure adequate facility cleaning.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

      Inspector’s note: Observed the front food prep hand sink to have a slow draining of water when washing your hands; the water accumulates and builds up. Instructed to repair plumbing and maintain.

      Official wording (code 51)

      Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Not all food employees had food-handler training.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no proof of training for all food handlers. Instructed to provide and maintain records at all times.

      Official wording (code 57)

      All food employees have food handler training

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Required allergen training was missing.

      Inspector’s note: Observed all the city of chicago food certified managers with no proof of allergen training certificate. Instructed all city of chicago certified food managers obtain this certificate.

      Official wording (code 58)

      Allergen training as required

  6. Pass

    Complaint · Pass

    No violations

  7. Pass

    Short Form Complaint · Pass

    2 general Show violations
    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Observed milk crates being used as shelving throughout the prep and storage areas. Must remove and provide shelving that is 6" off the floor and provides floor accessibility to ensure adequate facility cleaning.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Observed 3-compartment sink stoppers missing at left side and middle compartments. Instructed manager must provide working stoppers at 3-compartment sink.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

  8. Pass

    Complaint · Pass

    1 critical2 general Show violations
    • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

      Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

      Inspector’s note: Observed no hand washing sign at hand washing sink in rear prep area. Manager installed sign during inspection.

      Official wording (code 10)

      Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Observed milk crates being used as shelving throughout the prep and storage areas. Must remove and provide shelving that is 6" off the floor and provides floor accessibility to ensure adequate facility cleaning.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

      Inspector’s note: Observed 3-compartment sink stoppers missing at left side and middle compartments. Instructed manager must provide working stoppers at 3-compartment sink.

      Official wording (code 47)

      Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

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