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Vio Cafe & Grill
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 14, 2014
- address2000 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608
Is Vio Cafe & Grill clean?
Vio Cafe & Grill is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 14, 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 Vio Cafe & Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 14, 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 • All clean multi-use kitchen service utensils must be properly stored with handles up tp prevent contamination before use.Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • All clean multi-use kitchen service utensils must be properly stored with handles up tp prevent contamination before use.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Light shields throughout the kitchen food prep areas are dirty,clean,sanitize interiors of light shields and maintain. Seal opening on tiled wall above the mop sink and maintain.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Light shields throughout the kitchen food prep areas are dirty,clean,sanitize interiors of light shields and maintain. Seal opening on tiled wall above the mop sink and maintain.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • No thermometer inside the walk-in-cooler.Instructed to provide and maintain a visible thermometer at all times.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • No thermometer inside the walk-in-cooler.Instructed to provide and maintain a visible thermometer at all times.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Clean and organize basement food prep area and remove unnecessary articles in storage room near the walk-in-cooler and maintain items stored 6" off floor/wall for easier cleaning.
When was Vio Cafe & Grill last inspected?
Vio Cafe & Grill has 6 inspections on record going back to November 28, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| November 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 18, 2013 | Pass | |
| February 20, 2013 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2012 | Pass |
Vio Cafe & Grill vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 November 14, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.