Riverview Tavern And Grill/Robey Pizza

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedSeptember 26, 2017
• address1954-1958 W Roscoe St, Chicago 60657

Is Riverview Tavern And Grill/Robey Pizza clean?

Riverview Tavern And Grill/Robey Pizza is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 26, 2017. 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 Riverview Tavern And Grill/Robey Pizza?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 26, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • MUST INSTALL AN EXPOSED HANDSINK, WITH HOT AND COLD WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE, IN THE DISH ROOM, WHERE DISHES ARE HANDLED AFTER BEING WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED. CRITICAL VIOLATION: 7-38-030
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED WATER POOLING IN BOTTOM OF DOUBLE PREP TOP COOLER IN COOK LINE AND AT FRONT BAR BOTTLED/CANNED BEER COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE STANDING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS AT LEFT SIDE OF COOK LINE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT LEFT SIDE OF MAIN BAR HAND SINK. MUST DEFROST LARGE CHEST FREEZER. MUST DISCARD HEAVILY GROOVED/DISCOLORED CUTTING BOARDS IN COOK LINE. MUST INSTALL A DRAINBOARD SYSTEM AT LARGE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE MISSING DRAIN LINES AT SODA GUN DRIP PANS AT MAIN BAR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED WATER POOLING IN BOTTOM OF DOUBLE PREP TOP COOLER IN COOK LINE AND AT FRONT BAR BOTTLED/CANNED BEER COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE STANDING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS AT LEFT SIDE OF COOK LINE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT LEFT SIDE OF MAIN BAR HAND SINK. MUST DEFROST LARGE CHEST FREEZER. MUST DISCARD HEAVILY GROOVED/DISCOLORED CUTTING BOARDS IN COOK LINE. MUST INSTALL A DRAINBOARD SYSTEM AT LARGE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPLACE MISSING DRAIN LINES AT SODA GUN DRIP PANS AT MAIN BAR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN GREASE FROM INTERIOR WALLS AND COMPONENTS OF FRYERS. MUST CLEAN WHITISH, MOLD-LIKE SPOTS ON WALL, CEILING AND TUBING IN THE FRONT BAR BEER COOLER. MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM TABLETOP UNDER FLAT TOP GRILL.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN DARK STAINS AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER COOKING RANGE. MUST CLEAN PARTICULATE MATTER FROM FLOOR UNDER HOT WATER HEATER NEAR DISHROOM AND UNDER ICE MACHINE. MUST REPAIR HOLE IN FLOOR UNDER SINGLE PREP TOP COOLER IN COOK LINE WHERE FLOOR TILE IS MISSING AND A HOLE HAS FORMED.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN DARK STAINS AND FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOOR UNDER COOKING RANGE. MUST CLEAN PARTICULATE MATTER FROM FLOOR UNDER HOT WATER HEATER NEAR DISHROOM AND UNDER ICE MACHINE. MUST REPAIR HOLE IN FLOOR UNDER SINGLE PREP TOP COOLER IN COOK LINE WHERE FLOOR TILE IS MISSING AND A HOLE HAS FORMED.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN GRAYISH STAINS AND FOOD DEBRIS. WALL BEHIND COOK LINE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST FINISH WALL AND CEILING TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN BASEMENT AREAS WHERE SODA MACHINE AND DRY GOODS ARE STORED.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST CLEAN GRAYISH STAINS AND FOOD DEBRIS. WALL BEHIND COOK LINE 1 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST FINISH WALL AND CEILING TO BE SMOOTH, NON-ABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN BASEMENT AREAS WHERE SODA MACHINE AND DRY GOODS ARE STORED.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST INSTALL A MOP SINK ON PREMISES. MUST INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MAKER. MUST REPAIR INOPERABLE EXHAUST VENTILATION IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOMS. MUST ELIMINATE SEWER GAS ODORS IN DISH ROOM AREA AND SERVICE/REPAIR GREASE TRAP IF NECESSARY.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST ELIMINATE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS (UNUSED BOXES OF GLASSWARE, METAL PANS, HEAT LAMPS, OLD DECOR, CHAIRS, ETC.) AND STORE REMAINING ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.

When was Riverview Tavern And Grill/Robey Pizza last inspected?

Riverview Tavern And Grill/Robey Pizza has 3 inspections on record going back to September 26, 2017.

Riverview Tavern And Grill/Robey Pizza vs North Center

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Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, 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 September 26, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.