Food Rocket

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 8, 2022
• address2925 N Halsted St, Chicago 60657
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Food Rocket clean?

Food Rocket is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 8, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Food Rocket?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 8, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • INSECT CONTROL DEVICE IS OVER FOOD/FOOD PREPARATION AREA. INSECT CONTROL DEVICES SHALL BE INSTALLED SO THAT: 1) THEY ARE NOT OVER FOOD PREPARATION AREAS, 2) DEAD INSECTS OR INSECT PARTS DO NOT FALL ONTO EXPOSED FOOD, EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, OR SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • CONTAINERS OF FOOD ARE STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND DRY STORAGE AREA OF THE BASEMENT. THE FACILITY MUST ENSURE ITEMS ARE AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • CONTAINERS OF FOOD ARE STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND DRY STORAGE AREA OF THE BASEMENT. THE FACILITY MUST ENSURE ITEMS ARE AT LEAST 6 INCHES ABOVE THE FLOOR.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • IN-USE CRATES USED AS ELEVATION FOR FOOD ITEMS IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER.---FACILITY MUST REMOVE FROM USE AND REPLACE WITH EQUIPMENT THAT IS DURABLE AND EASILY CLEANABLE THAT MEETS NSF/ANSI STANDARDS. • CARDBOARD USED AS LINING IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. FACILITY MUST REMOVE FROM USE AND REPLACE WITH EQUIPMENT THAT IS DURABLE AND EASILY CLEANABLE THAT MEETS NSF/ANSI STANDARDS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • FROST RESIDUE PRESENT ON BOTTOM OF WALK-IN FREEZER DOOR. CLEAN ALL NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES REUQUENTLY TO PREVENT FROST ACCUMULATION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HOLES NEAR CEILINGS AND WALLS THRROUGHOUT BASEMENT AREA AND NEAR BROKEN TILES ON WALL ADJACENT TO 3COMPARTMENT SINK. ALL SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH, DURABLE, EASILY CLEANABLE, AND NON-ABSORBENT IN AREAS SUBJECT TO MOISTURE. • OBSERVED STACKS OF BRICKS IN BASEMENT UNDER STAIR CASE. THE PREMISES SHALL BE FREE OF ITEMS THAT ARE UNNECESSARY TO THE OPERATION OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. THIS INCLUDES EQUIPMENT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONAL OR NO LONGER USED.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHTING WAS FOUND NOT SHIELDED OR PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR STORAGE AREA. LIGHT BULBS SHALL BE SHIELDED, COATED, OR SHATTER-RESISTANT IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS EXPOSED FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, LINENS OR UNWRAPPED SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • LIGHTING WAS FOUND NOT SHIELDED OR PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR STORAGE AREA. LIGHT BULBS SHALL BE SHIELDED, COATED, OR SHATTER-RESISTANT IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS EXPOSED FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, LINENS OR UNWRAPPED SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES.

When was Food Rocket last inspected?

Food Rocket has 2 inspections on record going back to September 8, 2022.

Food Rocket vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.

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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 September 8, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.