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The Vault
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 19, 2023
- address221 N La Salle St, Chicago 60601
Is The Vault clean?
The Vault is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 19, 2023. 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 The Vault?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 19, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • No certified food service manager on site, No certificate posted while handling and serving TCS foods ( beef, fish....) instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & DisplayContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
- ⚠️Personal CleanlinessPersonal Cleanliness
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • Knives wedged between prep coolers, instructed to keep on a clean surface.In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • Knives wedged between prep coolers, instructed to keep on a clean surface.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • Few food handlers without a food handler's certificate, instructed to obtain.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • Few food handlers without a food handler's certificate, instructed to obtain.
When was The Vault last inspected?
The Vault has 9 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| October 19, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 9, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| June 28, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 8, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| December 6, 2013 | Pass | |
| January 18, 2013 | Pass | |
| January 27, 2012 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2011 | Pass |
The Vault vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 October 19, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.