Barstool River North

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 26, 2025
• address14-18 W Hubbard St, Chicago 60654

Is Barstool River North clean?

Barstool River North is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 26, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Barstool River North?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED BUILDUP ON INTERIOR OF ALL NOZZLE HOLDERS AT FIRST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ALL NOZZLE HOLDERS AT FIRST FLOOR BAR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OPENING IN MIDDLE OF FRONT ENTRANCE DOUBLE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO LEFT SIDE SPLASH GUARD ON BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS IN FIRST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL LEFT SIDE SPLASH GUARDS ON BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS IN FIRST FLOOR BAR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE BIN OR LIQUOR BOTTLES.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO LEFT SIDE SPLASH GUARD ON BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS IN FIRST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL LEFT SIDE SPLASH GUARDS ON BOTH HANDWASHING SINKS IN FIRST FLOOR BAR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE BIN OR LIQUOR BOTTLES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED BOXES OF CUPS STORED ON FLOOR IN HALLWAY LEADING TO BASEMENT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NONFOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED DAMAGED DATA PLATE ON HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DATA PLATE ON HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN BASEMENT, WAREWASHING MACHINES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND READABLE DATA PLATE AFFIXED TO THE MACHINE BY THE MANUFACTURER.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED DAMAGED DATA PLATE ON HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE DATA PLATE ON HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE IN BASEMENT, WAREWASHING MACHINES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND READABLE DATA PLATE AFFIXED TO THE MACHINE BY THE MANUFACTURER.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DAMAGED AREAS OF FLOOR IN BEER WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR ALL DAMAGED AREAS OF FLOOR IN BEER WALK IN COOLER FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. • OBSERVED SPLASHES ON WALLS AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN SMALL SOUTHSIDE STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO FIRST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS AND FLOORS IN SMALL SOUTHSIDE STORAGE ROOM NEXT TO FIRST FLOOR BAR. OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH SINKS AND AND ICE BINS IN FIRST FLOOR BAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR UNDERNEATH SINKS AND ICE BINS IN FIRST FLOOR BAR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR WALL ABOVE WALK IN FREEZER DOOR AND AROUND EXTERIOR SIDES AND BOTTOM OF WALK IN FREEZER DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE BUILDUP FROM SAID AREAS OF EXTERIOR OF WALK IN FREEZER DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVERS IN ALL WASHROOMS(1ST FL AND BASEMENT) AND NORTHSIDE SMALL STORAGE AREA ACROSS FROM FIRST FLOOR BAR(ABOVE GLASSWARE). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENT COVERS IN SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVERS IN ALL WASHROOMS(1ST FL AND BASEMENT) AND NORTHSIDE SMALL STORAGE AREA ACROSS FROM FIRST FLOOR BAR(ABOVE GLASSWARE). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENT COVERS IN SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN.

When was Barstool River North last inspected?

Barstool River North has 14 inspections on record going back to November 16, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Barstool River North vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 49% of them.

Other spots in Near North Side

• ✓ Barstool River North
  clean · December 6, 2021
• ✓! Chicago Winery
  mid · October 22, 2025
• ✓ Chicago Winery
  clean · April 19, 2023
• ✓ Chicago Winery
  clean · October 25, 2022
• ✓ Sweetgreen
  clean · April 28, 2026
• ✓ Hampton's Brine
  cooked · November 13, 2023

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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 March 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.