Live Better/Vive Mejor

5935 W 63Rd St, Chicago, IL 60638

American

Last inspected: Dec 17, 2025

Score

Low Risk

Live Better/Vive Mejor appears in inspection records five times, starting in 2018. The latest inspection on file is from Dec 17, 2025. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.

Performance has remained roughly level over recent inspections, averaging near one violation each time.

The most common issue across all inspections has been “management, food employee and conditional employee”, showing up two times.

Among Chicago restaurants, the typical score is 81; Live Better/Vive Mejor is comfortably above that bar. Overall, the inspection record reads well.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Dec 17, 2025

Reinspection

1 minor violation.

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Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

Inspector notes: 5-204.12: UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE. INSTD TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SAM

Dec 4, 2025

Routine

1 major violation. 1 minor violation.

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Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained

Inspector notes: NO COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER OR SERVICE FOR PREMISES. INSTD TO PROVIDE A COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER ON SITE FOR GARBAGE/REFUSE REMOVAL. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(B) PRIORITY FOUNDATION

Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

Inspector notes: UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE. INSTD TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SAME

May 29, 2020

Reinspection

No violations found.

100

May 22, 2020

Routine

3 major violations.

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Thermometers provided & accurate

Inspector notes: MISSING FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE (EX METAL STEM THERMOMETER). INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SAME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.

Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTD TO PROVIDE A VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGED HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-010

Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

Inspector notes: NO PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY SUPPLIES EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.

Jul 30, 2018

License

2 major violations.

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Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CLEAN UP PROCEDURES FOR VOMITING AND DIARHEAL EVENTS, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Live Better/Vive Mejor last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Live Better/Vive Mejor on file is from Dec 17, 2025. The public record contains five inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Live Better/Vive Mejor?

Across the inspection record, “management, food employee and conditional employee” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Live Better/Vive Mejor.

Has Live Better/Vive Mejor's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Live Better/Vive Mejor have averaged around one violation per visit across the recent record.

What does a low risk rating mean?

A low risk rating at Live Better/Vive Mejor means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.

How often is Live Better/Vive Mejor inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Live Better/Vive Mejor is inspected about once every two years on average.

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