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Rino Bar
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 11, 2025
- address642-644 N Clark St, Chicago 60654
- cuisineTavern
Is Rino Bar clean?
Rino Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 11, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Rino Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE FRONT.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE UNISEX WASHROOM LOCATED IN THE FRONT.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND ORGANIZE 1ST FLOOR UTILITY MOP SINK ROOM AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND ELEVATE MOPS,BROOMS CLEANING EQUIPMENTS OFF THE FLOOR AT LEAST 6" INCHES TO FACILITATE CLEANING.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSIDE WASHROOMS NOT WORKING.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VENTILATION AT ALL TIMES.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MECHANICAL VENTILATION INSIDE WASHROOMS NOT WORKING.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VENTILATION AT ALL TIMES.
When was Rino Bar last inspected?
Rino Bar has 16 inspections on record going back to May 16, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| May 8, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 13, 2017 | — | |
| April 7, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2016 | Fail | |
| March 30, 2016 | — | |
| March 18, 2015 | Pass | |
| February 24, 2015 | — | |
| May 23, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2014 | Fail |
Rino Bar 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 49% 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 December 11, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.