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Rizzo's Bar & Inn
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 14, 2025
- address3658 N Clark St, Chicago 60613
Is Rizzo's Bar & Inn clean?
Rizzo's Bar & Inn is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 14, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Rizzo's Bar & Inn?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 14, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED FOUR (4) DOOR DRINK COOLER AT FRONT/MAIN BAR TO CURRENTLY BE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, WITH THE UNIT TURNED OFF. UNIT WAS NOT IN USE AT TIME OF INSPECTION AND A WORD ORDER WAS AFFIXED TO THE FRONT INDICATING IT'S AWAITING REPAIRS. PREP FOUR (4) DOOR COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL ENTIRE COOLER/EQUIPMENT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES OF AT LEAST 41F AND REINSPECTED BY CDPH. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-005.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED DOOR OF THE MIDDLE DEEP FRYER TO BE ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE FRYER AS IT FELL OFF IN THE MORNING, PER MANAGER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED TWO LIGHTS NOT WORKING/OFF IN THE MAIN PREP LINE IN FRONT IN THE MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT COOK LINE. MANAGER PROVIDED NEW LIGHTS BY END OF INSPECTION.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED TWO LIGHTS NOT WORKING/OFF IN THE MAIN PREP LINE IN FRONT IN THE MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AT COOK LINE. MANAGER PROVIDED NEW LIGHTS BY END OF INSPECTION.
When was Rizzo's Bar & Inn last inspected?
Rizzo's Bar & Inn has 16 inspections on record going back to August 15, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 14, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 10, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 19, 2023 | — | |
| January 18, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2022 | — | |
| July 2, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 21, 2021 | — | |
| August 25, 2020 | Fail | |
| August 13, 2020 | — | |
| June 17, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Rizzo's Bar & Inn vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 August 14, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.