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RIVER SHANNON

425 W ARMITAGE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60614 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

RIVER SHANNON has been inspected 10 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since March 10, 2014. The most recent inspection, on December 18, 2024, recorded 4 infractions.

2 of 10 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Protecting food from contamination, Pests and Cleaning and sanitizing.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on December 18, 2024. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on December 18, 2024. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded once on December 6, 2024. For example: FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded once on December 6, 2024. For example: THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 14 times across 6 separate inspections, most recently on December 6, 2017. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

10 inspections

  1. Canvass Re-Inspection

    4 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-202.13// NOTED INVERTED RODENT DEVICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR NEAR WEST WALL IN LIQUOR STORAGE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO PLACE DEVICE RIGHT SIDE UP AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • 3-305.11// NOTED UNFINISHED CEILING ABOVE REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SMOOTH, NON-POROUS EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE. IF WOOD IS USED, SEAL WOOD. 3-307.11// NOTED NO SPLASH GUARD AT SOUTH "SHORT" BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • 5-501.17//NOTED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-501.114//NOTED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT SOUTH END OF BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS. ALL KEPT ITEMS SHOULD BE ON PROPER SHELVES THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AND A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES OFF THE GROUND. 6-501.11//NOTED HOLES ON NEAR SOUTH WALL OF SOUTH "SHORT" BAR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
  2. Canvass

    11 infractions

    • 1. PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
      • OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.
    • 2. CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE
      • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ONSITE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ANYONE THAT HOLDS AN ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE CERTIFICATE MUST HAVE THE CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE AND A HOLDER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOOD PIZZA IS STORED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED."
    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • OBSERVED ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN BASEMENT WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK AND PINK SUBSTANCE, IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH ICE CUBES STORED AT BELOW ICE BIN. ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
    • 36. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
      • NOTED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE TO MONITOR THE INTERNAL FOOD TEMPERATURE OF TCS FOOD DELIVERED, REHEATED, AND SERVED. FACILITY MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN PROPER THERMOMETERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • NOTED INVERTED RODENT DEVICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR NEAR WEST WALL IN LIQUOR STORAGE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO PLACE DEVICE RIGHT SIDE UP AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • NOTED NO SPLASH GUARD AT SOUTH "SHORT" BAR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • NOTED UNFINISHED CEILING ABOVE REFRIGERATOR AND FREEZER IN BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SMOOTH, NON-POROUS EASY TO CLEAN SURFACE. IF WOOD IS USED, SEAL WOOD.
    • 53. TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
      • NOTED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • NOTED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER THROUGHOUT SOUTH END OF BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS. ALL KEPT ITEMS SHOULD BE ON PROPER SHELVES THAT IS SMOOTH AND EASY TO CLEAN AND A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES OFF THE GROUND.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • NOTED HOLES ON NEAR SOUTH WALL OF SOUTH "SHORT" BAR, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
  3. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • NOTED RAW WOOD SHELVING WHERE FOOD IS STORED(DRY STORAGE AREA).INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO SEAL ALL RAW WOOD SURFACES.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • FLOORS THROUGHOUT BASEMENT DIRTY ESPECIALLY AT THE WALLBASE.INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN FLOORS.
  4. Canvass

    0 infractions

  5. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE SHELVING UNITS FOR LIQUOR STORAGE IN WALK IN COOLER FOR STORAGE
  6. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF APPX. 40 OR MORE LIVE ROACHES CRAWLING ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT NEAR AND UNDER GARBAGE CANS,ON MOPSINK CLOSET DOOR JAMS AND ON DEBRI ON FLOOR UNDER MOPSINK,ON FLOOR BEHIND REACH IN FREEZER,IN BETWEEN PALLETS OF LIQUOR.ALSO EVIDENCE OF APPX. 100 OR MORE RAT DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON BASEMENT FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES,OF SHELVING UNITS,WOOD,PLASTIC CONTAINERS,PALLETS OF LIQOUR & IN LIQOUR ROOM,CLUTTER IN REAR AREA OF BASEMENT,APPX.50 OR MORE MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON LIQUOR STORAGE SHELVES IN LIQUOR ROOM.ALSO EVIDENCE OF APPX. 50 OR MORE LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING AROUND IN BAR AREA,MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILETROOM,DIRTY SOILED DUST PANS AND WET MOP IN BUCKET IN BASEMENT.EVIDENCE OF BLOCKS OF BAIT AND BAGS OF RODENT POISON SCATTERED ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT BASEMENT UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES OF LIQUOR PALLETS.FRONT DOOR HAS A APPX. "3/4" GAP ALONG LOWER RIGHT SIDE AND "1/2"ALONG BOTTOM.A STRONG SMELL OF RODENT URINE IN REAR BASEMENT AREA.MUST REMOVE RODENT DROPPINGS,RODENT POISON,CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.RODENT PROOF DOOR.RECOMMENDED TO HAVE A PEST CONTROL OPERATOR TO SERVICE PREMISES ON OR AFTER 10/4/16.(SERIOUS 7-38-020)
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST PROVIDE SHELVING UNITS FOR LIQUOR STORAGE AND ELIMINATE 2X4 FOR STORAGE.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP FROM CEILING FANS,DUSTY LEDGES UNDER NEATH BAR.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • MUST CLEAN BROKEN GLASS AND DIRT FROM FLOOR IN BASEMENT UNDER AND AROUND PALLETS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN CONCRETE FLOOR IN BEER WALK IN COOLER,BROKEN FLOOR TILE UNDER 3- COMP SINK IN BAR AREA
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE FAR LEFT 3- COMP SINK LEAKY FAUCET .
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • MUST REMOVE OR ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BASEMENT
  7. Canvass

    0 infractions

  8. Complaint

    5 infractions

    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED PANINI PRESS UNCLEAN WITH FOOD DEBRIS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN PANINI PRESS.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE UNCLEAN WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • OBSERVED CONCRETE FLOOR OF FURNACE ROOM IN DISREPAIR WITH WATER ON FLOOR. REPAIR FLOOR AND FLOOR DRAINS SOT HAT THEY ARE FULLY FUNCTIONING AND FLOOR IA MAINTAINED IN A CLEAN DRY CONDITION.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • OBSERVED WALLS IN FURNACE ROOM WITH BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE. REMOVE BLACK MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE AND MAINTAIN WALL IN A SANITIARY CONDITION. OBSERVED CEILING OF FURNACE ROOM WITH HOLES AROUND PIPES. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CEILING.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • OBSERVED LIGHT SHEILDS NEEDED IN WALK IN BEER WALK IN COOLER IN BASEMENT.
  9. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST DEFROST THE CHEST FREEZER WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED.
    • 43. FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
      • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
  10. Canvass

    5 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • ICE MACHINE NOT MAINTAINED.FOUND INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE TUBE, WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM WITH WET SLIMY BLACK,BROWNISH MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ALL OVER THE TUBE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE. CITATION ISSUED SERIOUS 7-38-005(A). TAGGED THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE AND REMOVE THE TAG.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MUST DEFROST THE REACH IN FREEZER WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED. MUST INSTALL SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE DRAIN BOARD OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE PREP AREA.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACED FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF THE STAIR GOING TO THE BASEMENT. MUST DRY THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT TO PREVENT INSECTS HARBORAGE. CLEAN THE FLOOR AROUND THE WATER HEATER AND FURNACE ROOM AND MAINTAIN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • DAMAGED CEILING INSIDE THE WINE/WHISKEY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR MAKE THE CEILING SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE.
    • 43. FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED
      • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.

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