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Rainforest Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 31, 2019
- address605 N Clark St, Chicago 60654
Is Rainforest Cafe clean?
Rainforest Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 31, 2019. 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 Rainforest Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 31, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • INACCURATE FOOD THERMOMETER IN KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN GOOD WORKING ONES.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • BULK FOOD CONTAINER ( SUGAR ) NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MEAT SLICER NOT CLEANED PROPERLY BEHIND BLADE, INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROPER TOOLS FOR EASY DISASSEMBLY AND CLEANING
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • UNABLE TO LOCATE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE FOR FAUCET WHERE A HOSE IS ATTACHED. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP IN A CLEAR VIEW.
When was Rainforest Cafe last inspected?
Rainforest Cafe has 18 inspections on record going back to May 28, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| October 31, 2019 | Pass | |
| January 18, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 19, 2018 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 17, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 20, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 13, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2014 | Pass |
Rainforest Cafe vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 October 31, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.