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The River Of Chicago
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 30, 2025
- address2909-2911 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago 60657
Is The River Of Chicago clean?
The River Of Chicago is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 30, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The River Of Chicago?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 30, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THE FRONT BAR/MAIN BAR TO LEAK FROM THE DRAIN PIPE WHEN SINK IS IN USE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE LEAK AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR. OBSERVED THE HAND SINK OF THE 2ND FLOOR BAR IN SOUTHEAST CORNER TO BE SLOW DRAINING, BUT STILL FUNCTIONAL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE HAND SINK DRAIN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE OVERHEAD VENTILATION/FILTERS IN THE MAIN PREP/COOKING AREA TO BE COVERED WITH A HEAVY LAYER OF GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE OVERHEAD VENTILATION/FILTERS IN THE MAIN PREP/COOKING AREA TO BE COVERED WITH A HEAVY LAYER OF GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN FREE OF EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST BUILD UP.
When was The River Of Chicago last inspected?
The River Of Chicago has 28 inspections on record going back to March 9, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2025 | — | |
| August 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2024 | — | |
| July 8, 2024 | — | |
| October 3, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 28, 2022 | — | |
| November 25, 2020 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2020 | Fail | |
| November 6, 2020 | — | |
| August 19, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
The River Of Chicago vs Lake View
Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 63% 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 July 30, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.