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Vigo Coffee
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJuly 23, 2025
- address2800 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Vigo Coffee clean?
Vigo Coffee is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Vigo Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE NOR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES, MILK ETC. INSTRUCTED ABOVE THAT A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER WITH ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES WHILE TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010.CITATION ISSUED.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED INSIDE MILK REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE VISBLE THERMOMETER AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS INSIDE WASHROOMS AND ABOVE UTILITY MOP SINK IN REAR OF PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR INSIDE FURNANCE ROOM IN REAR OF PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Vigo Coffee last inspected?
Vigo Coffee has 2 inspections on record going back to January 5, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 5, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Vigo Coffee 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 July 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.