Cooked?
Vintage Lounge
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 30, 2014
- address1447-1449 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607
Is Vintage Lounge clean?
Vintage Lounge is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 30, 2014. 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 Vintage Lounge?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 30, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • INVERT ALL MULTI-USE ITEMS IN STORAGE AREAS AND IN KITCHEN.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • INVERT ALL MULTI-USE ITEMS IN STORAGE AREAS AND IN KITCHEN.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE WORN RUBBER GASKETS AT THE DOORS OF THE REMAINING PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE COVERS FOR ALL CONSUMABLE ICE BINS BEHIND BAR AREAS.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE WORN RUBBER GASKETS AT THE DOORS OF THE REMAINING PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE COVERS FOR ALL CONSUMABLE ICE BINS BEHIND BAR AREAS.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN VENT COVERS IN FIRST FLOOR WASHROOM.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND SINK BEHIND THE SMALL BAR. MUST INSTALL/REPAIR VENTILATION IN ALL THREE BASEMENT WASHROOMS. MUST REPAIR THE 1ST WASH BOWL FROM THE ENTRANCE IN THE MEN'S BASEMENT WASHROOM. MUST ALSO REPAIR THE SECOND WASH BOWL FROM THE ENTRANCE IN THE WOMEN'S BASEMENT WASHROOM.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS AND BETTER ORGANIZE REMAINING ITEMS. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STORAGE RACKS TO PROPERLY STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROVIDE SANITARY CONTAINERS TO STORE ALL ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • MUST PROVIDE SANITARY CONTAINERS TO STORE ALL ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS.
When was Vintage Lounge last inspected?
Vintage Lounge has 9 inspections on record going back to July 15, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 25, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| June 30, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 18, 2014 | Fail | |
| September 17, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 10, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 1, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 27, 2011 | Pass | |
| July 19, 2010 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2010 | Fail |
Vintage Lounge vs Near West Side
Near West Side runs 50% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,019 clean, 227 mid, 774 cooked.
Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in Near West Side
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 30, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.