My Little Rome is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on May 10, 2016. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at My Little Rome?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 10, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MULTI USE UTENSIL NOT PROPERLY BEING STORED, INSTRUCTED TO STORE WITH HANDLES FACING UP OR IN ONE DIRECTION,
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • MULTI USE UTENSIL NOT PROPERLY BEING STORED, INSTRUCTED TO STORE WITH HANDLES FACING UP OR IN ONE DIRECTION,
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RESTRICT STORING PREPARED FOODS INSIDE GARBAGE BAGS, INSTRUCTED TO INVEST IN FOOD GRADE BAGS,
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • RESTRICT STORING PREPARED FOODS INSIDE GARBAGE BAGS, INSTRUCTED TO INVEST IN FOOD GRADE BAGS,
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • VENTS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR NOT CLEAN FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT AREAS, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT,
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOOR NOT CLEAN FIRST FLOOR AND BASEMENT AREAS, UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT,
🏷️food improperly labeled
Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • PERSONAL ITEMS NOT PROPERLY STORED, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPACE TO STORE ITEMS ONE DESIGNATED AREA NICE AND NEATLY,
🪳pests in the house
Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OFFENSIVE ODORS COMING FROM GREASE TRAP, INSTRUCTED TO HAVE CLEAN,
When was My Little Rome last inspected?
My Little Rome has 4 inspections on record going back to December 17, 2015.
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 May 10, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.