Casa Roman

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 7, 2025
• address6978 N Clark St, Chicago 60626
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Casa Roman clean?

Casa Roman is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 7, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Casa Roman?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAKING FAUCET KNECK AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN BUTCHER'S AREA.REPAIR ISSUE.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • DRAIN HOSES ATTACHED TO CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER,RELEASE WATER ON FLOORS. MUST RELOCATE TO A FLOOR DRAIN.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • DRAIN HOSES ATTACHED TO CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER,RELEASE WATER ON FLOORS. MUST RELOCATE TO A FLOOR DRAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF BUTCHER'S AREA. REPLACE SAID FLOOR TILES.
• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED -
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE WHEN TCS FOODS ARE COOKED,STORED AND SERVED. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE COMPARTMENTS NOT CLEAN (INTERIOR TOP). ICE IS USED FOR FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN UNIT.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • WE OBSERVED COOKED CHICKEN STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 46.9F,47.6F AND 50F.FOOD WAS COOKED ON 1-6-2025.ALSO FOUND 6 CONTAINERS OF SOLID LARD FROM COOKED PORK STORED IN PUBLIC VIEW ON TOP SERVING BUTCHER'S DISPLAY COOLER AT TEMP OF 60F. COLD PRODUCTS MUST MAINTAIN 41F AND BELOW. BOTH FOOD PRODUCTS WERE DISCARDED AND DENATURED.POUNDS 26.VALUE 28. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME AT STORAGE AND WALK-IN COOLER.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED MULTI USE UTENSILS USED FOR COOKING IMPROPERLY STORED HANGED ON WALL. MUST RELOCATE AND PROTECTED FROM SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED MULTI USE UTENSILS USED FOR COOKING IMPROPERLY STORED HANGED ON WALL. MUST RELOCATE AND PROTECTED FROM SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD ON TOP SHELVES IN BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.REMOVE,CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE ARE EXPIRED,MUST RENEW EVERY THREE YEARS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.ALSO MUST PROVIDE SAID CERTIFICATE FOR NEW EMPLOYEE.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE ARE EXPIRED,MUST RENEW EVERY THREE YEARS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.ALSO MUST PROVIDE SAID CERTIFICATE FOR NEW EMPLOYEE.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ADDITIONAL ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES MUST BE PROVIDED ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS

When was Casa Roman last inspected?

Casa Roman has 29 inspections on record going back to June 24, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Casa Roman vs Rogers Park

Rogers Park runs 62% clean across 731 tracked restaurants — 451 clean, 128 mid, 148 cooked.

Against the 731 spots Cooked tracks in Rogers Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.

Other spots in Rogers Park

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  cooked · June 13, 2011
• ✓ Ms Eggroll #2 Inc
  clean · March 11, 2010
• ? Michoacan Fast Food
  cooked · November 7, 2017
• ✓ Good News Community Church
  clean · January 14, 2025
• ✓ Oasis, The
  clean · November 7, 2014
• ? Sweet Pea Catering Ii
  cooked · September 9, 2014

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.