Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 15, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation β the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid π¬.
What did inspectors find at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 15, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π€staff working while sickcritical
Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events β’ 2-501.11: OBSERVED ALL NECESSARY ITEMS(DISINFECTANT EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS) NOT ON PREMISES FOR COMPLYING WITH PROCEDURE AVAILABLE ON SITE WHEN EMPLOYEES RESPOND TO VOMITTING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO FOLLOW WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITTING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION
πͺ³pests in the house
Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present β’ 6-202.15: OBSERVED OPENING IN MIDDLE OF FRONT ENTRANCE DOUBLE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE
π»bathroom / plumbing issues
Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices β’ 5-204.12: UNABLE TO VERIFY EXISTENCE OF BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE UTILITY SINK SO THAT IT IS LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED
β οΈToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned β’ 6-501.19: OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON DOOR OF ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR SO THAT IT SHALL BE TIGHT FITTING AND SELF CLOSING. β’ 5-501.17: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned β’ 6-501.19: OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON DOOR OF ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON ALL GENDER EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR SO THAT IT SHALL BE TIGHT FITTING AND SELF CLOSING. β’ 5-501.17: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE IN EMPLOYEE ALL GENDER WASHROOM FOR SANITARY PRODUCTS.
When was Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory last inspected?
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has 2 inspections on record going back to December 12, 2025.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 15, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.