River Nile Restaurnat is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 20, 2013. 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 River Nile Restaurnat?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CUTTING BOARDS STAINED, WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. REPLACE SAME.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • CUTTING BOARDS STAINED, WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. REPLACE SAME.
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • KNIVE RACK, INTERIOR BOTTOM OF COOLERS INCLUDING DOORS AND RUBBER GASKETS NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • STOCK ON FLOOR. ELEVATE 6 INCHES.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • STOCK ON FLOOR. ELEVATE 6 INCHES.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INTERIOR OF HOOD NOT CLEAN, GREASE/DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INTERIOR OF HOOD NOT CLEAN, GREASE/DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.
⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO KEEP IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO KEEP IN SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.
When was River Nile Restaurnat last inspected?
River Nile Restaurnat has 8 inspections on record going back to June 24, 2010.
date
result
score
October 18, 2013
closed by the city
May 20, 2013
Pass
March 6, 2012
Pass
July 1, 2011
Pass
March 16, 2011
Pass
March 9, 2011
Fail
September 29, 2010
Pass
June 24, 2010
Pass
River Nile Restaurnat vs Chicago Lawn
Chicago Lawn runs 28% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 145 clean, 34 mid, 332 cooked.
Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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 20, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.