Villanelle

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 8, 2025
• address2500 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Villanelle clean?

Villanelle is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 8, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Villanelle?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 8, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A GAP AT FRONT ENTRY DOOR IN LEFT CORNER,PATIO DOORS IN CENTER AND ALONG BOTTOM MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS AND ON TOPSIDE OF EQUIPMENT.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS AND ON TOPSIDE OF EQUIPMENT.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WHEEL BASES & INTERIOR OF FRYERS,INTERIOR OF STOVE,WALK IN COOLER-FAN GUARD COVERS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON COFFEE MACHINE NOR ICE MACHINE TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN MOLD BUILD UP AROUND CAULKING AT DISH MACHINE,SPLATTER FROM WALLS IN BEVERAGE AREA,CEILING IN WALK IN COOLER. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE WALL BASE IN DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA NEAR EXIT DOOR. • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES AND FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA & DISH WASHING AREA.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ADDITIONAL FOOD MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Villanelle last inspected?

Villanelle has 12 inspections on record going back to May 16, 2017.

Villanelle vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 August 8, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.