Riva

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 16, 2019
• address700 E Grand Ave, Chicago 60611

Is Riva clean?

Riva is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 16, 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 Riva?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 16, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • - OBSERVED HANDWASH SINK BEING USED TO BRING WATER TO THE DISHWASH MACHINE ON THE 2ND FL USING A HOSE ATTACHMENT. OBSERVED HANDWASH SINK IN THE 1ST AND EAST END 2ND FL BARS BEING USED AS A DUMP SINK; WITH A STRAINER COVERING THE BASIN AND DEBRIS INSIDE. OBSERVED HANDWASH SINK IN THE FISH PREP ROOM BEING USED TO RINSE OFF UTENSIL. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT A HANDWASH SINK SHALL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES FOR THE USE OF HANDWASHING ONLY. CORRECTED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. - • - MUST PROVIDE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HANDWASH SINKS IN ALL THREE BARS. - • - MUST INSTALL A HANDWASH SINK IN THE 1ST FL BY THE 3 COMP SINK AND IN THE 2ND FL FRONT PREP AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • - MISSING THE CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE ON SOME OF THE ITEMS IN THE DINNER MENU AND MISSING BOTH THE CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER ON THE LUNCH MENU. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • - OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE IN THE DINING ROOM, UNCOVERED & EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. MUST REMOVE/COVER/INVERT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF PRESET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATION. -
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • - OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE IN THE DINING ROOM, UNCOVERED & EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. MUST REMOVE/COVER/INVERT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF PRESET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATION. -
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • - OBSERVED THE CUTTING BOARD IN THE REAR PREP AREA STAINED AND WITH DEEP BLACK GROOVES. MUST REPLACE OR RESURFACE. -
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • - MUST INSTALL A PREP/DUMP SINK IN THE FISH PREP ROOM AND IN THE 2ND FL WEST END BAR. -
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • - OBSERVED GAPS IN THE WALLS NEAR THE PIPES IN THE 2ND FL FRONT PREP AREA. OBSERVED CRACKED TILES ON THE FLOOR AND WALL BY THE SOUP KETTLES. OBSERVED PEELED PAINT, EXPOSED CEMENT, AND CRACKS IN THE FLOOR BY THE HOT WATER TANKS IN THE 2ND FL REAR PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. -
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOMS' EXHAUST VENTILATIONS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. - • - OBSERVED MISSING/BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: THE 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN, THE 2ND FL 3 COMP ROOM, THE 2ND FLOOR REAR PREP, THE 2ND FL FISH PREP, THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD STORAGE AREAS, BAR AREAS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. -
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • - OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT/DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE TOILET ROOMS' EXHAUST VENTILATIONS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. - • - OBSERVED MISSING/BROKEN LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: THE 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN, THE 2ND FL 3 COMP ROOM, THE 2ND FLOOR REAR PREP, THE 2ND FL FISH PREP, THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD STORAGE AREAS, BAR AREAS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. -
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • - MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • - MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND MAINTAIN VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -

When was Riva last inspected?

Riva has 17 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Riva vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 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 May 16, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.