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Zu Zu Cafe

1336 DRAKE ST, Madison, WI 53715 · Dane County

26cited violations
8serious tier
14inspections

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Primarily Restaurant)
Inspected by
Public Health Madison & Dane County
License / ID
67977-71056
Official record
Public Health Madison & Dane County inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
20262114
2024193
2022161
2019200
2018100
2016100
2015100
2014400
2013100

Inspections

  1. Sep 2, 2026 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN - Not Corrected

      Cove basing missing in walk-in cooler. Ceiling tiles stained.

      Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

      Code WFC 6-501.12

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      REFUSE - CAPACITY - Not Corrected

      Refuse and recyclable containers outside of facility are overflowing. Cardboard stacked up on top of container lids.

      Correction: Provide an inside storage room area, outside storage area enclosure or receptacles with sufficient capacity for holding refuse, recyclables, and returnables.

      Code WFC 5-501.16

  2. Aug 26, 2026 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      Cooked/roasted potatoes in front prep cooler with a date of 8/13.

      Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the alloted 7 days.

      Code WFC 3-501.18

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PEST - EVIDENCE

      Evidence of pests observed. Some flies observed in facility. Dead flies observed trapped in lighting fixtures in back kitchen.

      Correction: Provide proper pest control by trapping or otherwise controlling pest problems on a continual basis. Clean up all pest activity evidence and increase control activities.

      Code WFC 6-501.111

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

      Fan grates to units in walk-in cooler soiled. Cove basing under glass cooler doors soiled. Cove basing missing in walk-in cooler. Ceiling tiles stained.

      Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

      Code WFC 6-501.12

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      REFUSE - CAPACITY

      Refuse and recyclable containers outside of facility are overflowing. Cardboard stacked up on top of container lids.

      Correction: Provide an inside storage room area, outside storage area enclosure or receptacles with sufficient capacity for holding refuse, recyclables, and returnables.

      Code WFC 5-501.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

      The sanitizer concentration for bleach in the low temp dishwasher is at 0 ppm.

      Correction: Use test strips to measure proper sanitizer concentration and adjust the concentration accordingly. Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer.

      Code WFC 4-501.114

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor)

      TEMPERATURE - COLD HOLDING

      Right side prep cooler in front- deli turkey at 45F. Air temp for cooler is reading around 45F. Per inspector's thermometer and facility's indicating thermometer. Left side prep cooler in front- hummus at 44 and hot dog at 44F. Air temp for cooler is reading around 44-48F. In various parts of the cooler. Indicating therm on cooler is reading around 47F.

      Correction: Maintain cold TCS foods at or below 41 degrees F.

      Code WFC 3-501.16

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      TEMPERATURE - COOLING

      Roasted potatoes cooked and cooled from previous day at 52F. In the walk-in cooler.

      Correction: Rapidly cool cooked food from 135 degrees F to 41 degrees F or less within six hours, provided the food cools from 135 degrees F to 70 degrees F within two hours. TCS food prepared from ambient temperature ingredients shall be cooled within four hours to 41 degrees F or less.

      Code WFC 3-501.14

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      THERMOMETER - MISSING INDICATING

      Thermometer in barista cooler is missing.

      Correction: Provide or reposition thermometer so that it is located in the warmest part of the refrigeration unit and is easily visible.

      Code WFC 4-204.112

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      WIPING CLOTHS

      Wet wiping cloths improperly stored on counter. Sanitizer solution in bucket is under 50 ppm bleach.

      Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.

      Code WFC 3-304.14

  3. Sep 12, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      AIR GAP - DRAIN

      The portable bar ice bin does not have a proper air gap between the drain and the sewage system. Flexible hose observed inside open site floor drain, no air gap.

      Correction: Provide a 2 inch air gap to the open site floor drain.

      Code WFC 5-402.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      CLEAN - NON-FOOD SURFACES

      Non-food contact surfaces of inside cover of prep cooler and door gaskets are soiled and unclean.

      Correction: Clean and remove dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris from all non-food contact surfaces of equipment.

      Code WFC 4-601.11(C)

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      CONSUMER ADVISORY

      Consumer advisory on menu is missing on menu boards and printed menus for eggs served undercooked by customer request.

      Correction: Provide a consumer advisory with required disclosure (*) and reminder statement components for animal foods served in a raw or undercooked condition.

      Code WFC 3-603.11

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      COOLING METHODS

      Roasted eggplant observed cooling slowly in deep plastic container in top section of prep cooler.

      Correction: Adjust methods to assure that food is rapidly cooled from 135 degrees F to 41 degrees F or less within six hours, provided the food cools from 135 degrees F to 70 degrees F within two hours. TCS foods prepared from ambient temperature ingredients shall be cooled within four hours to 41 degrees F or less. Use one or more of the following methods based on the type of food being cooled: (1) Placing t

      Code WFC 3-501.15

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      DATE MARK - EXCEEDED OR MISSING

      Three wrapped sandwiches dated 9/3 in prep cooler have a datemark that exceeds 7 days. Open package of hot dogs without a datemark.

      Correction: Discard foods that are not datemarked, improperly datemarked, or held past the allotted 7 days.

      Code WFC 3-501.18

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      HANDSINK - TEMPERED WATER

      Handsink in the back area of the kitchen does not have tempered water. Hot water supply turned off due to leak.

      Correction: Provide a water temperature of at least 100 degrees F.

      Code WFC 5-202.12(A)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PEST - HARBORAGE

      Shelving area in the back section of the kitchen contains unnecessary items which provide harborage conditions for insects and rodents.

      Correction: Remove all unnecessary items from this area to minimize harborage for all pests. Clean/repaint shelves and maintain in a clean condition.

      Code WFC 6-501.111

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      PHYSICAL FACILITY - CLEAN

      Air intake vent heavily soiled above convection oven in back area of kitchen.

      Correction: Clean the physical facilities at a frequency necessary to keep them clean.

      Code WFC 6-501.12

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      WIPING CLOTHS

      Wet wiping cloths improperly stored on cutting board and countertop.

      Correction: Store wiping cloths in a container of sanitizer solution when not in use. Wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.

      Code WFC 3-304.14

  4. Jun 9, 2022 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      FOOD - UNCOVERED

      Gyro meat in a plastic pan in the bottom prep cooler were observed to be unwrapped or uncovered.

      Correction: All foods that are not part of a cooling process shall be covered at all times to prevent cross-contamination. If cross-contamination is evident, discard suspected foods

      Code WFC 3-302.11(4)

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      GOOD REPAIR - PLUMBING

      The hot faucet at the hand sink by the dish machine is not in good working order.

      Correction: Repair the plumbing system to conform to the State Uniform Plumbing Code.

      Code WFC 5-205.15

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      HANDSINK - SIGNAGE

      No handwashing signage is provided at the two employee handwash sinks in the kitchen

      Correction: Provide a sign or poster at each employee handwash sink that reminds food employees to wash their hands.

      Code WFC 6-301.14

    • Serious Priority (CDC risk factor) Corrected on site

      SANITIZATION - CHEMICAL

      The sanitizer concentration for Chlorine in the low energy dish machine is at 0 ppm.

      Correction: Use test strips to measure proper sanitizer concentration and adjust the concentration accordingly. Provide training to employees on proper use and concentration of sanitizer.

      Code WFC 4-501.114

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice Corrected on site

      STORAGE - SINGLE-SERVICE

      Single-use to go- cups and lids improperly stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler.

      Correction: Store single-use and single-service articles in a clean, dry location a minimum of 6-inches off the floor.

      Code WFC 4-903.11

    • Not serious Good Retail Practice

      THERMOMETER - INACCURATE STEM

      Thermometer used to measure food temperatures is inaccurate by greater than +/- 2 degrees.

      Correction: Calibrate or replace thermometer.

      Code WFC 4-203.11

  5. Apr 19, 2019 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  6. Apr 11, 2019 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  7. Jan 23, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  8. Sep 20, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  9. Oct 8, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  10. Oct 2, 2014 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  11. Sep 24, 2014 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  12. Jan 31, 2014 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  13. Jan 17, 2014 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

  14. Apr 10, 2013 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required

    No violations cited.

Source: Public Health Madison & Dane County. History last read Oct 2, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.