Vaughan's

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 22, 2013
• address6631-6633 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60636

Is Vaughan's clean?

Vaughan's is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 22, 2013. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Vaughan's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 22, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • EXPOSED HANDSINK NOT ACCESSIBLE OR MAINTAINED, PIPE NOT CONNECTED UNDERNEATH AND BASIN OF SINK FILLED WITH EQUIPMENT. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE WITH BLACK, MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. ICE MACHINE UNIT TAGGED AT THIS TIME AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. INSTD NOT TO USE UNTIL REINSPECTED BY HEALT DEPT. INSTD TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A SERIOUS.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • ALL EXIT DOORS (FRONT AND REAR) NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/2 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF SAME SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. INCOMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK. INSTD TO PROVIDE RECENT PEST CONTROL RECEIT, BUSINESS LICENSE, DIAGRAM, ETC. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED. MUST HAVE POSTED AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA IMPROPERLY CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED, NO GREASE INTERCEPTOR, AND PIPE UNDERNEATH PROFUSELY LEAKING. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME. ALSO BAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, NOT CONNECTED. INSTD TO REPAIR SAMECITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 SERIOUS.
  Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA IMPROPERLY CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED, NO GREASE INTERCEPTOR, AND PIPE UNDERNEATH PROFUSELY LEAKING. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME. ALSO BAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN POOR REPAIR, NOT CONNECTED. INSTD TO REPAIR SAMECITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 SERIOUS.
• ⚠️Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed • TOILET ROOM FAUCETS IN POOR REPAIR, NO HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. PROVIDE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 SERIOUS.
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Properly Designed And Installed • TOILET ROOM FAUCETS IN POOR REPAIR, NO HOT RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. PROVIDE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 SERIOUS.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RAW WOOD SURFACES THRU-OUT. PAINT/SEAL SAME.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RAW WOOD SURFACES THRU-OUT. PAINT/SEAL SAME.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS THRU-OUT PREMISES UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLBASE NOT CLEAN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS THRU-OUT PREMISES UNDER AND BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLBASE NOT CLEAN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • PROPER VENTILATION MISSING ABOVE STOVE. PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION. PROVIDE HANDSINK AT FRONT BAR AREA.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • CLUTTER IN REAR OUTSIDE AREA. INSTD TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND ORGANIZE AREA.

When was Vaughan's last inspected?

Vaughan's has 4 inspections on record going back to February 22, 2013.

Vaughan's vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 February 22, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.