Rocking Horse

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 11, 2019
• address2535 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Rocking Horse clean?

Rocking Horse is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 11, 2019. 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 Rocking Horse?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 11, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD MANAGERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE ABOVE MENTIONED PREP COOLERS SUCH AS 1.5LBS. COOKED PASTA 50.2F,1LB.COLESLAW 47.1F,1LB.ARUGULA 46.6F,1LB.SLAW 48.2F,1LB. GRILLED VEGETABLES 47.5F,4LBS. CHILI 49.3F,2LBS. POTATOE SALAD 49.1F,3LBS.COOKED CHICKEN WINGS 45.9F,2LBS. CUT LETTUCE 48.6F,6OZ. ROMAINE LETTUCE 47.5F,10LBS. RAW CHICKEN 50.4F,2LBS. COOKED CHICKEN BREAST 52.5F,4LBS. COOKED SOUP 48.7F,4LBS. SOUR CREAM 49.6F,1.5LBS. COOKED PORK 49.1F,1.5LBS. RAW FISH 46.4F,2LBS. CORNED BEEF 46.6F,2LBS.RAW MARINATED FISH 47.5F,2LBS. SLICED TURKEY 45.1F,.5LB COOKED ONIONS 46.4F. PRODUCT WAS ISCARDED BY MANAGER.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW.APPX.43LBS.$108.50.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED INCOMPLETE DATE MARKINGS ON READY TO EAT TCS FOODS BEING HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS INSIDE OF COOLERS.MUST PROVIDE USE BY DATES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER OF RISK OF CONSUMING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED FOODS ON MENUS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF A 2- DOOR PREP COOLER 45.7F AND 3- DOOR PREP COOLER AT 47.1F.WITH TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE.A HELD FOR INSPECTION TAG HAS BEEN PLACED ON UNITS.ONCE REPAIRED FAX OR EMAIL LETTERS TO CDPH.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING UNITS AT 41.0F OR BELOW.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON PREP AND DISH STORAGE SHELVES.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTIUSE UTENSILS ON PREP AND DISH STORAGE SHELVES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REMOVE FOIL AND RUST FROM PREP & GRILL TABLES. • MUST PROVIDE 2- MORE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMP SINK.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP IN FRYER CABINETS,GRILL TABLES,PREP TABLES,WHEEL BASES AND LEGS OF EQUIPMENT,BEER COOLER,DISH RACKS AND DISH MACHINE,WALK IN COOLER SHELVES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE SLOW DRAIN AND LEAKY FAUCET AT HAND SINK IN BAR AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND AND ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES . • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOORING IN DINING AREA UNDER RUGS,BROKEN FLOORTILES IN PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS,MISSING WALL VENT NEAR REAR DOOR,CEILING IN POOR REPAIR IN DINING AREA. • MUST REMOVE GRAFITTY FROM WALLS AND CEILINGS IN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TOILETROOMS.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AND BURNTOUT LIGHTS IN PREP AREAS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AND BURNTOUT LIGHTS IN PREP AREAS.

When was Rocking Horse last inspected?

Rocking Horse has 18 inspections on record going back to February 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Rocking Horse vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 February 11, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.