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The Victor Bar

4011 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Bar / Pub
Last inspected: Aug 17, 2020
67
Score
Medium Risk

The inspection history at The Victor Bar is still short, with only two visits logged. The most recent report on file is from Aug 17, 2020. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either. The most recent inspection at The Victor Bar is from Aug 17, 2020, and nothing newer appears in the public record.

Recent inspections have turned up more issues than earlier ones, averaging around seven violations lately compared to roughly one violation before.

The city-wide average sits at 81, which The Victor Bar's 67 doesn't quite reach. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.

2
Inspections
0
Critical latest
1
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Aug 17, 2020
License
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
3
Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BASEMENT HAND WASHING SINK BETWEEN SINK AND PREP TABLE.
39
In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector notes: BASEMENT ICE SCOOPS MUST BE HELD IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
43
Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used
Inspector notes: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT STORAGE AND LIQUOR STORAGE MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
45
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
Inspector notes: ALL RAW WOODEN SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED, SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
49
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE A SMOOTH CLEANABLE CEILING ABOVE THE BASEMENT PREP TABLE AND THE ICE MACHINE.----MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD AS MATTING FOR THE FLOORS IN THE LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM.
55
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT BAR AND BASEMENT HAND WASHING SINKS.
10
67
Jan 7, 2016
License
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: MUST SEAL/OR PAINT RAW WOODEN SHELVING RACKS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA NEXT TO THE WALK-IN LIQUOR/BEER COOLER AND ALSO INSIDE THE GLASSWARE/LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM. MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
32
95

Frequently Asked Questions

When was The Victor Bar last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at The Victor Bar on file is from Aug 17, 2020. The public record contains two inspections in total.

Has The Victor Bar's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at The Victor Bar have averaged around seven violations per visit, up from roughly one earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at The Victor Bar means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

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