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Rainforest Learning Center

1144-1150 W MADISON ST, Chicago, IL 60607 · Cook County

13cited violations
5serious tier
9inspections
8tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Food establishment (Children'S Services Facility)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2803665
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2026110
2025211
2024100
2023110
2022363
2021141

Inspections

  1. Aug 21, 2026 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

      MULTI USE UTENSILS NOT INVERTED DURING STORAGE. INSTD TO INVERT (HANDLE UP) AND MAINTAIN.

  2. Oct 1, 2025 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  3. Sep 29, 2025 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Priority

      FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

      OBSERVED NO CHLORINE SANITIZER DETECTED AT THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISHWASHING MACHINE WITH A FINAL RINSE OF 100 PPM CHLORINE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.

  4. Oct 1, 2024 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

    Result: Pass.

  5. Jul 31, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      OBSERVED THE HANDWASHING SINK IN CLASSROOM #5 SLOW DRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

  6. Aug 22, 2022 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Priority

      PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

      OBSERVED WHOLE MILK AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 51.8F INSIDE OF REFRIGERATOR. ALSO OBSERVED YOGURT AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 50.7F. TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 41.0F OR BELOW. MILK HAS BEEN DISCARDED AND DENATURED. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 15 LBS AT A COST OF $20.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

    • Serious Priority

      PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

      OBSERVED IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF REFRIGERATOR AT 50.5F LOCATED IN ROOM 2 CLASSROOM. PROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE MUST BE 41.0F OR BELOW INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. CFM ADJUSTED TEMPERATURE INSIDE OF REFRIGERATOR AND IS NOW AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 41.0F.

  7. Jan 28, 2022 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      6-202.14-MUST INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON ADULT BATHROOM DOORS.

  8. Jan 19, 2022 Canvass · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Priority

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED IMPROPER WATER TEMPERATURE AT 90.3F AT HAND WASHING SINK IN TODDLER BATHROOM. ALSO OBSERVED IMPROPER WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND SINK IN TODDLER BATHROOM IN REAR AT 70.2F. WATER TEMPERATURE AT HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE AT A MINIMUM OF 100.0F THROUGH A MIXING VALVE OR COMBINATION FAUCET. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      OBSERVED COLD WATER TRICKLING WHEN RUNNING FAUCET AT HAND SINK IN ADULT BATHROOM. MUST REPAIR.

    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      MUST INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON ADULT BATHROOM DOORS.

  9. Aug 26, 2021 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Serious Priority

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SINKS NOT MAINTAINED WITH HOT WATER: IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF HOT WATER OBSERVED AT CLASSROOM #3 (72F), CLASSROOM #4 (95F) AND 2ND CHILDREN'S WASHROOM WASHBOWL 88F-91F). INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE HOT WATER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE AT LEAST 100F. SERVICE TECHNICIAN ARRIVED ON SITE AND NOW ALL SINKS ARE MAINTAINED ABOVE 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C).

    • Severity not stated

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

      OBSERVED RAW WOOD PANELS ATTACHED TO CLASSROOM WALL NEAREST HANDSINKS IN CLASSROOMS 3, 4 & 5. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR PAINT TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED LOOSE DEBRIS AND DUST BUILDUP IN THE CLOSET WHERE WATER HEATER IS LOCATED. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN TO REMOVE DEBRIS, INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS IN CLASSROOMS AND AROUND WINDOWS IN SAID CLASSROOMS. Wall and ceiling covering materials shall be attached so that they are EASILY CLEANABLE. Except in areas used only for dry storage, concrete, porous blocks, or bricks used for indoor wall construction shall be finished and SEALED to provide a SMOOTH, nonabsorbent, EASILY CLEANABLE surface. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT.

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.