Vintage Lounge

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 1, 2026
• address1447-1449 W Taylor St, Chicago 60607

Is Vintage Lounge clean?

Vintage Lounge is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 1, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Vintage Lounge?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • OBSERVED FOOD HANLDER USING BARE HANDS TO ASSEMBLE MULTIPLE HAMBURGER PATTIES, BUNS, LETTUCE, AND PLACE ON CUSTOMERS PLATES FOR SERVICE. ALL DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 5LBS $50 VALUE. BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS IS PROHIBITED. INSTD TO USE GLOVES, TONGS, ETC. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010 PRIORITY
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • DRY STORAGE, SPICES, AND COOKING OIL STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM. FOOD STORAGE IN MECHANICAL ROOM IS PROHIBITED, INSTD TO REMOVE SAID ITEMS AND STORE IN PROPER AREA AND MAINTAIN
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • DRY STORAGE, SPICES, AND COOKING OIL STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM. FOOD STORAGE IN MECHANICAL ROOM IS PROHIBITED, INSTD TO REMOVE SAID ITEMS AND STORE IN PROPER AREA AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM INBETWEEN SHELF AND WALL. MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM. KNIVES AND EQUIPMENT MAY NOT BE STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM. INSTD TO REMOVE FROM MECHANICAL ROOM AND STORE IN PROPER LOCATION. ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED IN OPEN WIRE RACK WITH SCOOP TOUCHING EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. INSTD TO STORE ICE SCOOP IN PROTECTED MANNER AT ALL TIMES
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • KNIVES IMPROPERLY STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM INBETWEEN SHELF AND WALL. MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM. KNIVES AND EQUIPMENT MAY NOT BE STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM. INSTD TO REMOVE FROM MECHANICAL ROOM AND STORE IN PROPER LOCATION. ICE SCOOP IMPROPERLY STORED IN OPEN WIRE RACK WITH SCOOP TOUCHING EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. INSTD TO STORE ICE SCOOP IN PROTECTED MANNER AT ALL TIMES
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • IMPROPER STOPPERS FOR BAR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, USING PLASTIC WRAP. INSTD TO USE PROPER STOPPERS AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • HOLE IN CEILING IN PREP AREA. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN • STANDING WATER IN VARIOUS AREAS OF BASEMENT (FRONT OF ICE MACHINE, UTILIY SINK, BEER COOLER, AND MECHANICAL ROOM. INSTD TO MAINTAIN FLOOR CLEAN AND DRY

When was Vintage Lounge last inspected?

Vintage Lounge has 17 inspections on record going back to June 18, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Vintage Lounge 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 12% of them.

Other spots in Near West Side

• ✓ Vintage Lounge
  clean · July 25, 2014
• ✓ Gaudi Cafe
  clean · January 12, 2016
• ✓ Allis & Chicken Shop
  clean · July 14, 2014
• ✓ Allis & Chicken Shop
  clean · July 14, 2014
• ✓ Allis & Chicken Shop
  clean · July 14, 2014
• ✓ Allis & Chicken Shop
  clean · July 14, 2014

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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 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.