REBEL AND RYE TAVERN.

Chicago Health Dept

726 W GRAND AVE · RIVER NORTH, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Feb 2025), 2 critical violations noted.

4 inspections on record since 2020 · Last inspected Feb 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

FEB 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

FEB 21

2025

PASS 4 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINKS IN BARS. INSTRUCTED TO POST HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS.

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED OPENINGS AT TWO FRONT PATIO LIKE DOORS. OBSERVED OPENING IN MIDDLE OF LEFT DOOR AND AT BASE OF RIGHT DOOR. OBSERVED OPENINGS AT REAR EXIT PATION DOOR AT TOP, BASE AND SIDES. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN SHELVES IN LIQUOR ROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF A CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED HOLES IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN BASEMENT STORAGE ROOMS(LIQUOR STORAGE ROOM AND WHERE LARGE ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED). INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR HOLES IN WALLS AND CEILING IN SAID AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PAINT ON WALLS AND REPAINT SAID WALLS FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.

APR 25

2023

PASS 4 violations

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT FOUND ON BASEMENT ICE MACHINE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED LOW WATER PRESSURE AT THE HAND SINK NEAR FRONT DOOR.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED RAW WOOD AS SHELVING IN BASEMENT LIQUOR ROOM. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT SURFACE IS SEALED, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, & NON-ABSORBENT.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED OPEN TWO HOLES ON TOP STAIRCASE LEADING TO BASEMENT. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT HOLES ARE SEALED/COVERED, SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.

MAR 7

2023

PASS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

A SIGN OR POSTER THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS IS NOT PROVIDED AT BAR HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES. PROVIDE A CLEARLY VISIBLE HANDWASHING SIGN AT EACH HAND SINK.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED RAW WOOD AS SHELVING IN BASEMENT LIQUOR ROOM. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT SURFACE IS SEALED, SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE, & NON-ABSORBENT.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED OPEN TWO HOLES ON TOP STAIRCASE LEADING TO BASEMENT. FACILITY MUST ENSURE THAT HOLES ARE SEALED/COVERED, SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT.

AUG 31

2020

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES SIGN COPY OF HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN RECORD THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. NO CITAITON ISSUED.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNAGE 2 EXPOSED HAND SINKS IN BAR AND IN 3 SINGLE OCCUPANCY TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED UNSEALED WOOD BEHIND WALK-IN COOLER IN BASEMENT, IN BASEMENT LIQUOR ROOM, AND ON HIGH TOP TABLES LOCATED IN REAR PATIO. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE ANY OF 3 SINGLE OCCUPANCY, ALL GENDER TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

Public inspection records from Chicago Department of Public Health. Records current as of 2026-07-05. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

Report an error on this page →