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Restaurant inspections / Children's Services Facility

It Takes A Village At River City

800 S Wells St, Chicago 60607 · Risk 1 (High)

Pass

Most recent result

Mar 30, 2026

17

Inspections on record

9

Times passed

5

Times failed

Violations cited on Mar 30, 2026

  1. #44UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: OBSERVED SERVING UTENSILS WITH HANDLES DOWN INSIDE HOLDING CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS INSIDE CONTAINERS WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND MAINTAIN.
  2. #47FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND GREASE ON WIRE RACK ABOVE STOVE WHERE CLEAN COOK WEAR AND MIXING BOWLS ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  3. #47FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS
  4. #51PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED A LEAK AT DRAINPIPE AT ONE COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  5. #55PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATION ON CEILING AND EXPOSED LIGHT FIXTURES IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
Mar 30, 2026LicensePassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 9, 2025CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Mar 21, 2024LicensePass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Apr 20, 2023Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Apr 17, 2023CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Mar 29, 2022LicensePass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
May 14, 2020LicensePassRisk 1 (High)
Nov 18, 2019Canvass Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Nov 14, 2019CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
May 2, 2018License Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Apr 24, 2018LicenseFailRisk 1 (High)
Oct 12, 2017CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
May 10, 2016LicensePassRisk 1 (High)
May 6, 2015Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Apr 29, 2015ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
May 1, 2014License Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Apr 28, 2014LicenseFailRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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It Takes A Village At River City — questions

Did It Takes A Village At River City pass its last health inspection?
It Takes A Village At River City at 800 S Wells St was inspected on Mar 30, 2026 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass". Across 17 inspections on record it has failed 5 times.
What violations were cited at It Takes A Village At River City?
The most recent inspection cited 5 violations, beginning with: UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED - Comments: OBSERVED SERVING UTENSILS WITH HANDLES DOWN INSIDE HOLDING CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS INSIDE CONTAINERS WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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