Costa Vida

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedOctober 15, 2019 →
• address218 W Lake St, Chicago 60606

Is Costa Vida clean?

Costa Vida is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on April 23, 2020, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on October 15, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Costa Vida?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 15, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Costa Vida last inspected?

Costa Vida has 8 inspections on record going back to June 29, 2015.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 15, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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