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The Chicago Rib House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 17, 2025
- address3851 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60653
Is The Chicago Rib House clean?
The Chicago Rib House is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 17, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Chicago Rib House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED GAPS IN BETWEEN REAR EXIT DOORS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT ENTRY POINT FOR PESTS.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE KNOB ON THE FRONT HAND SINK WITH A LEAK AT THE BOTTOM. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A FEW CEILING TILES THROUGH OUT DAMAGED. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
When was The Chicago Rib House last inspected?
The Chicago Rib House has 15 inspections on record going back to April 19, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| April 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 25, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2020 | Pass | |
| November 15, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 9, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 15, 2017 | Pass |
The Chicago Rib House vs Grand Boulevard
Grand Boulevard runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 52 mid, 34 cooked.
Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Grand Boulevard, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 April 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.