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Vienna Beef
- resultFail
- critical violations4
- last inspectedJune 6, 2019
- address5220 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60632
Is Vienna Beef clean?
Vienna Beef is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 6, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Vienna Beef?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 6, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE IN BOOTH. ADVISED MUST HAVE A PERSON IN CHARGE AT ALL TIMES IN THE BOOTH. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT/PROCEDURE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, AND CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT OUTLINE IN PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AVAILABLE AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA. (WHEN HOT WATER HANDLE TURNED, NO WATER AVAILABLE.) INSTRUCTED MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER AT THE HAND SINK AT ALL TIMES, WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. OPERATOR TURNED ON HOT WATER AT PIPES BELOW THE HAND SINK DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED NO CURRENT, VALID PROOF OF PEST CONTROL SERVICE. MUST PROVIDE LOG BOOK WITH CURRENT PROOF OF SERVICE FROM LICENSED, COMMERCIAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C). CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATION ON SITE. MUST PROOF OF PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATION ON SITE. MUST PROOF OF PROVIDE FOOD HANDLERS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
When was Vienna Beef last inspected?
Vienna Beef has 3 inspections on record going back to April 12, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| June 6, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 12, 2017 | Pass |
Vienna Beef vs West Elsdon
West Elsdon runs 76% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 299 clean, 61 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Elsdon, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.
Other spots in West Elsdon
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 June 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.