The Victor Bar

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 17, 2020 →
• address4011 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60618

Is The Victor Bar clean?

The Victor Bar is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on December 12, 2023, 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 August 17, 2020. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at The Victor Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 17, 2020, 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
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

When was The Victor Bar last inspected?

The Victor Bar has 3 inspections on record going back to August 17, 2020.

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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 August 17, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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