Hi-Vibe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 5, 2024
• address160 W Kinzie St, Chicago 60654

Is Hi-Vibe clean?

Hi-Vibe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 5, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Hi-Vibe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 5, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 11:05AM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. CORRECTED ON SITE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE AT 11:05AM. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED BLACK MOLDLIKE SUBSTANCE ON REAR INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF ICE MACHINE IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY ICE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN FRONT PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OPENING AT LEFT SIDE BASE OF EXIT DOOR LEADING TO DUMPSTER AREA/ GARAGE. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THREE COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING FROM DRAIN PIPE OF WASH AND SANITIZING COMPARTMENTS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR DRAIN PIPE OF WASH AND SANITIZING COMPARTMENTS OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR (MISSING FLOORING) IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AROUND FLOOR DRAIN IN MIDDLE OF ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR FLOOR IN SAID AREA OF REAR PREP DISHWASHING AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.

When was Hi-Vibe last inspected?

Hi-Vibe has 9 inspections on record going back to August 8, 2014.

Hi-Vibe vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 39% of them.

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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.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 5, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.