Pokiology Roscoe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 9, 2023
• address2111 W Roscoe St, Chicago 60618

Is Pokiology Roscoe clean?

Pokiology Roscoe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 9, 2023. 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 Pokiology Roscoe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 9, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • FOUND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS (FISH, COOKED RICE, CRAB MEAT, SHRIMP ETC) ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITH CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • FOUND TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMET DURING STORAGE AND SERVICE IN PREP COOLER (AIR TEMPERATURE 0F 50.2F) NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING FOOD ITEM: SALMON AT 49.8F, TUNA AT 50.7F, SPICY TUNA AT 48.5F , TOFU AT 51.8F . ALSO FOUND COOKED BROWN RICE INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 112.4F STORED IN A POT. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED THE SAID FOOD PRODUCTS. TOTAL VALUE $1000.00, TOTAL WEIGHT 10 LBS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, TCS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF BELOW 41.0F AND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF ABOVE 135.0F. MANAGEMENT DISCARDED THE SAID FOOD PRODUCTS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED PREP COOLER WITH TCS FOODS NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE. NOTED WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50.2F. MUST FIX. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE, COOLERS WITH TCS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF BELOW 41.0F. PREP COOLER IS TAGGED 'HELD FOR INSPECTION'. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL REPAIRED. (SEE COMMENTS BELOW) PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS ON TOP OF PREP COOLERS AND PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE IN A CLEAN SEPARATE CONTAINER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR SURFACES/SIDES OF COUNTERTOP DEEP FRYER WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION IN FRONT PREP/SERVICE AREA.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF HANDSINK, ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AND MOPSINK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, MAINTAIN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. MUST REORGANIZE. • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AND THROUGHOUT BASEMENT STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS AROUND REAR DISHWASHING AREA.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • FOUND NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE . INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Pokiology Roscoe last inspected?

Pokiology Roscoe has 9 inspections on record going back to January 17, 2020.

Pokiology Roscoe vs North Center

North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.

Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 August 9, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.