Venus Cypriot Cuisine

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 7, 2010
• address820 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago 60607

Is Venus Cypriot Cuisine clean?

Venus Cypriot Cuisine is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 7, 2010. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Venus Cypriot Cuisine?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 7, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ☠️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 necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. NOTED 15-SMALL/FRUIT FLIES ON WALLS & CEILING BETWEEN THE 2-BATHROOMS; 5-A PILLAR CLOSE TO THE COFFEE STATION. MUST ELIMINATE SOURCE, SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS & CONTACT P.C.O.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS & FOODS STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • All food not stored in the original container shall be stored in properly labeled containers. MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS & FOODS STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. WINE & GLASS SHELVINGS AT THE BAR AREA MUST BE FREE OF DUST/DEBRIS/SPILLS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST RE-SEAL THE CAULKING ON SPLASHGUARD OF 3-COMP SINK; REMOVE PEELING PAINT BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; CLEAN DUSTY FANGUARDS/COMPRESSORS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST RE-SEAL THE CAULKING ON SPLASHGUARD OF 3-COMP SINK; REMOVE PEELING PAINT BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; CLEAN DUSTY FANGUARDS/COMPRESSORS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. ELBOW PIPE UNDER HANDSINK IN DISHROOM IS LEAKING-MUST FIX.

When was Venus Cypriot Cuisine last inspected?

Venus Cypriot Cuisine has 2 inspections on record going back to October 7, 2010.

Venus Cypriot Cuisine vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 October 7, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.