Vajra Restaurant
1329 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642 · Goose Island · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2022-02-18
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2022-02-18
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Documentation & Training issues found across 3 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
📋 Documentation & Training critical 3×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 1×
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
Inspection History
CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
MUST PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGN AT MAIN LEVEL PREP AREA HANDWASHING SINK.
minor Food Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED BULK FOOD INGREDIENTS IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA WITHOUT COMMON NAME LABELS. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL INGREDIENTS OUTSIDE OF ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED COOKWARE IMPROPERLY STORED IN BASEMENT NEAR STAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL COOKWARE TO PROPERLY AIR DRY.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER. ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING FROM ANSI ACCREDITED PROGRAM.
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA SURFACE PEELING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SO THE SURFACES ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED AN ICE MACHINE IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA NOT WORKING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN
2019-01-15 Pass w/ Conditions License CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ONSITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE CITY'S HEALTH FORM, OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED O DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
minor Other
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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