Venice Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedFebruary 4, 2016 →
• address233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago 60606

Is Venice Cafe clean?

Venice Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on September 7, 2017, 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 February 4, 2016. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Venice Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 4, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

When was Venice Cafe last inspected?

Venice Cafe has 13 inspections on record going back to March 31, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 4, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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