Zu Zu Cafe
1336 DRAKE ST, Madison, WI 53715 · Dane County
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
Year by year
| Year | Inspections | Violations | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections
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Sep 2, 2026 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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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
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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
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Aug 26, 2026 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Serious
Priority (CDC risk factor)
Corrected on site
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Sep 12, 2024 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
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Jun 9, 2022 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Not serious
Good Retail Practice
Corrected on site
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Apr 19, 2019 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Apr 11, 2019 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jan 23, 2018 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Sep 20, 2016 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Oct 8, 2015 Routine Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Oct 2, 2014 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Sep 24, 2014 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jan 31, 2014 Re-Inspection · No Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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Jan 17, 2014 Routine Inspection · Reinspection Required
No violations cited.
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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.