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Rockwell's Neighborhood Grill

July 17, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings7
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED SIGNAGE NOTIFYING FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH HANDS NOT PROVIDED AT SEVERAL HANDWASHING SINKS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 10Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOUP CONTAINER STORED COVERED BY CONTAINER LID WHILE COOLING IN THE 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE TCS FOOD ITEMS LOOSELY-COVERED OR UNCOVERED (IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION) WHILE COOLING AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30-40 DEAD INSECTS (ANTS) BENEATH EQUIPMENT IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DEAD OR TRAPPED INSECTS AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD-UP AND COMPOSITION AND ATTRACT OTHER PESTS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED INSECT CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLED DIRECTLY ABOVE OPEN WIPING CLOTH BUCKET AT THE BAR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE INSECT CONTROL DEVICE AT THE BAR AREA AND INSTALL INSECT CONTROL DEVICES SUCH THAT THEY DO NOT POSE RISK OF CONTAMINATION OF OPEN FOOD, CLEAN EQUIPMENT, AND LINENS AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED IN-USE UTENSILS STORED WITH THE HANDLE BURIED IN THE FOOD ITEM IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN-USE UTENSILS SUCH THAT HANDLES ARE NOT IN CONTACT WITH OPEN FOOD AND MAINTAIN.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN SERVING TRAYS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT (PLATES, BOWLS) STORED UNCOVERED/NOT INVERTED AT THE COOK LINE IN THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE CLEAN EQUIPMENT INVERTED OR COVERED WHEN NOT IN-USE AND MAINTAIN.
code 44
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILDING CONDENSATE WATER LINE DISCHARGING DIRECTLY ONTO FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT AREA AND CREATING LARGE PUDDLE OF CLEAN WATER ON THE FLOOR. INSTRUCTED TO RE-ROUTE BUILDING CONDENSATE WATER LINE AND MAINTAIN ALL OTHER LIQUID WASTE AND RAINWATER LINES PROPERLY ROUTED TO DISCHARGE INTO SEWAGE SYSTEM.
code 52
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DUST DEBRIS ALONG THE OUTER RIM AND PIPING OF THE MAIN KITCHEN AREA VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF GREASE AND DUST THAT MAY DRIP ONTO OPEN FOOD AND EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 4, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.