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Rainforest Learning Center

1401 S WABASH AVE, Chicago, IL 60605 · Cook County

12cited violations
6serious tier
8inspections
4tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Food establishment (Children'S Services Facility)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2786721
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026252
2025111
2024241
2023100
2022122
2021100

Inspections

  1. Aug 25, 2026 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      OBSERVED BLACK TAPE APPLIED ALONG THE CORNERS AND EDGES OF HANDSINK IN TODDLER ROOM WHERE CAULKING WAS MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE TAPE AND PROPERLY RECAULK THE AREA TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

  2. Jan 15, 2026 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Priority

      PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

      OBSERVED WHOLE MILK AND BABY FORMULA AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE RANGING FROM 49.6 - 50.7 F. ALL MILK WAS DISCARDED INTO PREP SINK IN MAIN KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A MAXIMUM COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F AND BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED

    • Serious Priority

      PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

      OBSERVED COMPACT REFRIGERATOR IN INFANT ROOM WITH IMPROPER AIR TEMPERATURE 49.7 F. COOLER IS BEING TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CORRECT AND NOT USE UNTIL TAG IS REMOVED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED

    • Severity not stated

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      OBSERVED GAP AT BOTTOM OF FRONT ENTRY DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL TO PREVENT ENTRY OF PESTS.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED DAMAGED WALL IN MULTI USE PLAYROOM ACROSS FROM EMERGENCY EXIT. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

  3. Mar 19, 2025 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Priority

      PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

      FOUND IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF MILK RANGING FROM 53F - 47F LOCATED IN REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A MAXIMUM COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

  4. Oct 16, 2024 License Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  5. Oct 7, 2024 License · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      No hot running water at all hand wash sink. refer to violation #50.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      No probe food thermometer or temperature measuring device for hot and cold foods on site. Instructed to obtain. priority foundation violation 7-38-005.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

      No irreversible dish machine thermometer no heat strips for high temp dish washer, instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005

    • Serious Priority

      HOT & COLD WATER AVAILABLE; ADEQUATE PRESSURE

      No hot running water through out facility, water temp at 74f , instructed to provide a minimum of 110f at 2 comp and 100-120f at all hand wash sink for all the times when daycare is in operation. priority violation 7-38-030(C)

  6. Apr 18, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  7. May 27, 2022 Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Priority

      FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

      OBSERVED DISH MACHINE DISPENSING 0 PPM OF CHLORINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE CHLORINE IS DISPENSING AT A MINIMUM OF 50 PPM AND A MAXIMUM OF 200 PPM. DISH MACHINE TAGGED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

    • Serious Priority

      FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

      OBSERVED NO DETERGENT FOR DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DETERGENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. COMBINED WITH PREVIOUS VIOLATION

  8. Jun 10, 2021 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 2, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.