RecordWell Data

Vietfive Coffee

1116 W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL 60607 · Cook County

12cited violations
1serious tier
5inspections
9tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Restaurant (retail food serving meals) (Restaurant)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2835125
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026260
2023120
2022241

Inspections

  1. Jun 9, 2026 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  2. Jun 2, 2026 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      NO HANDWASH SINK IN REAR PREP AREA WHERE RICE BALLS ASSEMBLED AND COFFEE PACKAGED. PREP TABLES, RICE COOKER, AND OTHER RELATED PREP EQUIPMENT IN SAID AREA. PREMISES WAS PREVIOUSLY USING AS A DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTD TO INSTALL HANDWASH SINK WITH HOT/COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PLUMBING OR REMOVE ALL PREP RELATED ITEMS FROM SAID AREA. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C) PRIORITY FOUNDATION

    • Severity not stated

      FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

      OBSERVED MALE EMPLOYEE WASHING MULTI USE EQUIPMENT WITH ONLY SOAP AND WATER, RINSING OFF WITH WATER AND PLACING IN LARGE CONTAINER TO DRY . 3-COMPARTMENT SINK NOT SET UP NOR ANY SANITIZER USED. INSTD ON PROPER SET UP OF SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE OF ALL MULTI USE EQUIPMENT. MULTI USE EQUIPMENT WAS PROPERLY WASHED, RINSED, AND SANITIZED AFTER INSTRUCTED. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-025 PRIORITY

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

      OBSERVED LARGE COFFEE BEAN ROASTER WITH RELATED SUPPLIES (LARGE DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS, COFFEE BEANS) IN DINING ROOM. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER BARRIER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION (WITH ACCESSIBLE HANDWASHING) OR REMOVE ROASTER AND ALL RELATED SUPPLIES FROM DINING AREA. DINING ROOM PROHIBITED FROM BEING USED AS A PREP AREA. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 PRIORITY FOUNDATION

    • Severity not stated

      FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

      PLASTIC LINING ON ENTIRE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE. INSTD TO REMOVE PLASTIC LINING SO AS SURFACE TO BE SMOOTH, EVEN, AND EASILY CLEANABLE

    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      ESPRESSO MACHINE DRAIN LINE IMPROPERLY DRAINING INTO 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE FROM 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND PROPERLY ROUTE DRAIN.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      UNFINISHED CEILING WITH EXPOSED PIPING AND UTILITY LINES NOTED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE A CEILING IN PREP AREA THAT IS DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND INSTALLED SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH and EASILY CLEANABLE.

  3. May 24, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

      OBSERVED GASKETS IN DISREPAIR INSIDE THE TWO-DOOR PREP COOLER LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE.

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      OBSERVED OLD FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP INSIDE OF MICROWAVE LOCATED IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

  4. Feb 28, 2022 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  5. Feb 25, 2022 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Priority

      HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE

      OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT SINKS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND WASHING SINK READING AT 76.8F, WATER TEMPERATURE AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AT 60.6F. WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE AT 100.0F OR ABOVE AND WATER TEMPERATURE AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK MUST BE AT 110.0F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C).

    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      OBSERVED WATER DRIPPING AT HANDLES BELOW HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR.

    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      OBSERVED NO LID ON TRASH CAN IN UNISEX BATHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      MUST SEAL EXPOSED BRICK ALONG FRONT WINDOWS AND WALLS IN DINING ROOM AREA.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 2, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.