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Burning Bush Brewery & River Room At Burning Bush
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 29, 2023
- address4014-4018 N Rockwell St, Chicago 60618
Is Burning Bush Brewery & River Room At Burning Bush clean?
Burning Bush Brewery & River Room At Burning Bush is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 29, 2023. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Burning Bush Brewery & River Room At Burning Bush?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 29, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDSINK BEHIND THE BAR AND HANDSINKS INSIDE (4) WASHROOMS.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS INCLUDING COOLERS IN REAR PREP KITCHEN AREA.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF BOTTOM OF FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL COOLERS AND WAREWASHING MACHINE BEHIND THE BAR.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN BAR AREA AND FLOOR IN BEER PRODUCTION AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOOR DRAIN UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP KITCHEN AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CONDENSER FAN COVER WITH WHITE MOLDLIKE BUIL UP INSIDE REAR BEER WALK-IN COOLER.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLERS WITH NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE.
When was Burning Bush Brewery & River Room At Burning Bush last inspected?
Burning Bush Brewery & River Room At Burning Bush has 4 inspections on record going back to March 2, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| June 29, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 8, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2023 | Fail |
Burning Bush Brewery & River Room At Burning Bush vs North Center
North Center runs 41% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 402 clean, 74 mid, 495 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 June 29, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.