Rebel And Rye Tavern

• resultPass
• critical violations1
• last inspectedFebruary 21, 2025
• address726 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60654
• cuisineTavern

Is Rebel And Rye Tavern clean?

Rebel And Rye Tavern is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 21, 2025. 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 Rebel And Rye Tavern?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN BARS. INSTRUCTED TO POST HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OPENINGS AT TWO FRONT PATIO LIKE DOORS. OBSERVED OPENING IN MIDDLE OF LEFT DOOR AND AT BASE OF RIGHT DOOR. OBSERVED OPENINGS AT REAR EXIT PATION DOOR AT TOP, BASE AND SIDES. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN SHELVES IN LIQUOR ROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HOLES IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN BASEMENT STORAGE ROOMS(LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM AND WHERE LARGE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED). INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR HOLES IN WALLS AND CEILING IN SAID AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON WALLS AND REPAINT SAID WALLS FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.

When was Rebel And Rye Tavern last inspected?

Rebel And Rye Tavern has 6 inspections on record going back to August 31, 2020.

Rebel And Rye Tavern vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West 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 February 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.