Rice Bistro

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 8, 2014
• address2964 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Rice Bistro clean?

Rice Bistro is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 8, 2014. 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 Rice Bistro?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 8, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DETAIL CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • WASHROOM DOOR MUST HAVE A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE. MUST PROVIDE.

When was Rice Bistro last inspected?

Rice Bistro has 5 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2012.

Rice Bistro vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 July 8, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.