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Vegetarian Express Juice Bar
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations4
- last inspectedMarch 11, 2019
- address3109 N Halsted St, Chicago 60657
Is Vegetarian Express Juice Bar clean?
Vegetarian Express Juice Bar is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 11, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Vegetarian Express Juice Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NOTED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED (EGGS, TAMALES, HAMBURGERS ETC ). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-012.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • MANAGEMENT UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE INCLUDING THE CHEMICALS AND SUPPLIES NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🚰handwashing sink issuescriticalHands Clean & Properly Washed • NOTED EMPLOYEE WITHOUT WASHING HANDS OR WEARING GLOVES PICK UP VEGETABLES AND OTHER FOOD ITEMS FROM THE SERVICE PREP COOLER AND PLACE IT ON A CUSTOMERS HAMBURGER BUN AND CONTINUED PREPARING FOOD STILL WITHOUT WASHING HANDS OR WEARING GLOVES. FINALLY THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WIPE THE PREP TABLE WITH WASH CLOTH THEN CONTINUED TO PREP STILL WITH OUT WEARING GLOVES. DISCUSSED WITH MANAGEMENT THE NO BARE HAND CONTACT POLICY WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. MUST WEAR GLOVES, USE SPOONS, TONGS ETC. PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • NOTED TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AND REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL READY TO EAT FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND USED BY DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY
- 📄consumer advisory missingConsumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • 3-603.11 NOTED ESTABLISHMENT SERVING UNDERCOOKED FOOD ITEMS (EGGS) WITH NO CONSUMER ADVISORY, DISCLOSURE OR REMINDERS TO THE CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU WITH A DISCLOSURE NOTICE AND REMINDER STATEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE 2 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE KITCHEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE • NOTED DIRT AND OLD FOOD PARTICLES INSIDE THE POTATO CUTTER ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO DISASSEMBLE, DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED DEEP CUTS AND DIRT INSIDE THE CUTTING BOARD AT THE JUICE COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH SURFACE
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT THE JUICE PREP AREA. • NOTED DIRTY AND HEAVY DUSTY CEILING FANS AT THE REAR AND FRONT PREP AREAS. ALSO NOTED HEAVY STAINED CEILING TILES AT SAME. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NOTED NO EMPLOYEES AT WORK WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES AND ONE MONTH (30 DAYS) GRACE PERIOD FOR NEW HIRESAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NOTED NO EMPLOYEES AT WORK WITH NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES AND ONE MONTH (30 DAYS) GRACE PERIOD FOR NEW HIRES
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION
When was Vegetarian Express Juice Bar last inspected?
Vegetarian Express Juice Bar has 13 inspections on record going back to August 29, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| March 11, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 8, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2015 | Fail | |
| August 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 15, 2014 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 1, 2011 | Pass |
Vegetarian Express Juice Bar vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 13% 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 March 11, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.