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320 River Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 30, 2026
- address320 N Dearborn St, Chicago 60654
Is 320 River Bar clean?
320 River Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 30, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at 320 River Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN LOBBY BAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON INTERIOR OF BREAD COOLER LOCATED NEAR WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION. • OBSERVED 2 CUTTING BOARDS ON COOK LINE COVERED IN DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES.
When was 320 River Bar last inspected?
320 River Bar has 28 inspections on record going back to January 11, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2025 | Fail | |
| January 19, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 10, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 17, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 6, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 12, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 10, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 1, 2017 | Pass |
320 River Bar vs Loop
Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 30% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.