Vajra Restaurant

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 18, 2022
• address1329 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60642

Is Vajra Restaurant clean?

Vajra Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 18, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Vajra Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MUST PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGN AT MAIN LEVEL PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK FOOD INGREDIENTS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA WITHOUT COMMON NAME LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL INGREDIENTS OUTSIDE OF ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED COOKWARE IMPROPERLY STORED IN BASEMENT NEAR STAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL COOKWARE TO PROPERLY AIR DRY.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • OBSERVED COOKWARE IMPROPERLY STORED IN BASEMENT NEAR STAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL COOKWARE TO PROPERLY AIR DRY.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER. ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING FROM ANSI ACCREDITED PROGRAM.

When was Vajra Restaurant last inspected?

Vajra Restaurant has 6 inspections on record going back to January 15, 2019.

Vajra Restaurant vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 28% of them.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓! Vajra Restaurant
  mid · January 15, 2019
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• ✓ Red Mango Cafe
  clean · May 22, 2018
• ✓! Indian Food On Wheels
  mid · September 28, 2018
• ✓ Ina Mae Tavern & Packaged Goods
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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 February 18, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.