VHC LOWER, LLC

Address: 203 N WABASH AVE , CHICAGO, IL 60601, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Out of Business on Mar 3, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 2 (Medium)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (21 inspections)

• Out of Business — 2026-03-03 00:00:00 (Canvass)
• Pass — 2024-10-22 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2024-08-06 00:00:00 () 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED CUT MELON INSIDE OF DRAWER COOLER STORED DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH LINEN PLACED UNDERNEATH FRUIT. INSTRUCTED
• Pass — 2023-11-28 00:00:00 () 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: Wiping cloth for espresso machine not stored properly, instructed to keep in sanitizer-bucket
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2022-09-27 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED (SUCH AS MILK, EGG SANDWICH). INSTRUCTE
• Pass — 2021-10-25 00:00:00 () 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: EMPLOYEES PERSONAL FOOD STORED WITH CUSTOMERS FOOD, INSTRUCTED TO SEPARATE.
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2021-08-25 00:00:00 () 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE - Comments: NO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE HANDLING AND SERVING TCS FOODS ( CHICKEN, FISH...) INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN. PRIORITY FOU
• Pass — 2020-08-05 00:00:00 () 40. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPARING FOOD IN PREP AREA WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD, AND MAINTAIN.|49. NON-
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-12-09 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: - NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLA
• Pass — 2018-03-15 00:00:00 () 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: DRAIN LINE FOR SODA GUN HOLDER NOT DRAINING, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.|42. APPROPRIATE
• Pass — 2017-10-03 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2017-09-25 00:00:00 () 5. PERSONNEL WITH INFECTIONS RESTRICTED: NO OPEN SORES, WOUNDS, ETC - Comments: OBSERVED ONE MALE FOOD HANDLER WITH A OPEN WOUND ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM WITHOUT THE WOUND COVERED, EMPLOYEE STATED WOUND W
• Pass — 2017-06-06 00:00:00 () 30. FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED - Comments: OBSERVED NO LABELS ON THE DRY STORAGE BINS (SUGAR, RICE). INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.|34. FLOORS:
• Pass — 2017-03-09 00:00:00 () 31. CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES - Comments: OBSERVED GLASSWARE BEING SET ON TABLES UPRIGHT. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL GLASS
• Pass — 2017-02-09 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST DEBRIS INSIDE OF FRYER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. MANAGER CORRECTED DU
• Pass — 2017-02-08 00:00:00 ()
• Pass — 2016-08-02 00:00:00 ()
• Fail — 2016-07-25 00:00:00 () 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: Floors in rear closet area had standing water, dirt, not clean, need detailed clea
• Pass — 2015-10-23 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE EXTERIOR DOORS OF REFRIGERATORS AND COOLERS TO REMOVE FOOD AND GREASE
• Pass — 2015-01-28 00:00:00 ()

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