Rice Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 12, 2017
• address2203 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago 60614

Is Rice Cafe clean?

Rice Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 12, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Rice Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED; SALMON, TUNA, RICE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE SUSHI PREP AREA NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE SUSHI PREP AREA NOT LABELED, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD IN THE 1-DOOR COOLER NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE, AND IN THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. RUST ON RACKS IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED 1-DOOR COOLER. REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA, DEEP BLACK GROOVES ARE PRESENT. ALSO, DEFROST ALL DEEP FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT, EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE OF GARBAGE BAGS, THEY ARE PROHIBITED. REPAIR RUST ON RACKS, SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE/REPAIR CUTTING BOARDS AND DEFROST FREEZERS AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED GROCERY BAGS BEING USED TO STORE FOOD IN THE 1-DOOR COOLER NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE, AND IN THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE BASEMENT. RUST ON RACKS IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED 1-DOOR COOLER. REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA, DEEP BLACK GROOVES ARE PRESENT. ALSO, DEFROST ALL DEEP FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT, EXCESSIVE ICE ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE OF GARBAGE BAGS, THEY ARE PROHIBITED. REPAIR RUST ON RACKS, SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. REPLACE/REPAIR CUTTING BOARDS AND DEFROST FREEZERS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING FOOD AND NON FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN IN THE KITCHEN; STOVE, FRYER, WOK STOVE, AND LOWER SHELVES ON PREP TABLES. INTERIOR SURFACES OF STORAGE SHELVES BEHIND THE SUSHI BAR. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE (NOT EXCESSIVE). INTERIOR SURFACE IF THE 1-DOOR COOLER NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE. BEVERAGE STATION OUTSIDE OF THE KITCHEN. STICKY CONTACT SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. INTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL DEEP FREEZERS IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE 3-COMP SINK IN THE KITCHEN AND IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA OF THE BASEMENT. FLOOR NOT CLEAN UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN, FOOD DEBRIS. ALSO, FLOOR IN THE MOP ROOM IS NOT CLEAN, DIRT AND DEBRIS IN CORNERS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE 3-COMP SINK IN THE KITCHEN AND IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA OF THE BASEMENT. FLOOR NOT CLEAN UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN, FOOD DEBRIS. ALSO, FLOOR IN THE MOP ROOM IS NOT CLEAN, DIRT AND DEBRIS IN CORNERS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT DINING, REAR PREP, AND BASEMENT AREAS. WALL DAMAGE NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE. HOOD AND FILTERS IN KITCHEN HAVE EXCESSIVE DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION. CEILING VENTS IN THE KITCHEN, AND MENS AND WOMENS TOILET ROOMS HAVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT DINING, REAR PREP, AND BASEMENT AREAS. WALL DAMAGE NEXT TO THE ICE MACHINE. HOOD AND FILTERS IN KITCHEN HAVE EXCESSIVE DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION. CEILING VENTS IN THE KITCHEN, AND MENS AND WOMENS TOILET ROOMS HAVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR ALL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED MISSING LIGHTS AND SHIELDS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS; DINING, KITCHEN, AND BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL WORKING LIGHTS AND LIGHT SHIELDS WERE NEEDED, AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET AT 3-COMP SINK IN KITCHEN. ALSO, LOOSE FAUCET AT THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE MENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT THE UPSTAIRS STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE, AND ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Rice Cafe last inspected?

Rice Cafe has 18 inspections on record going back to January 27, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Rice Cafe vs Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park runs 67% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 1,089 clean, 360 mid, 187 cooked.

Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 January 12, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.