Rojo Gusano

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 24, 2017
• address4217-4219 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago 60613

Is Rojo Gusano clean?

Rojo Gusano is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 24, 2017. 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 Rojo Gusano?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 24, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • FOUND 2 REACH IN COOLERS AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. 1 AT 60.1F AND THE OTHER AT 51.3F. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-005(A).
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES. 7 POUNDS COOKED BEEF AT 53.9F, 5 POUNDS RAW BEEF AT 55.4F, 2 POUNDS HAM AT 53.2F, 2 POUNDS DICED TOMATOES/ONIONS AT 55.9F, 3 POUNDS DICED MUSHROOMS AT 52.4F, 5 POUNDS COOKED PORK AT 56.3F, 5 POUNDS GUACAMOLE/AVOCADOS AT 49.6F, AND 1 POUND CHEESE AT 50.6F. CRITICAL VIOLATION. 7-38-005 (A). APPROXIMATELY 30 POUNDS FOOD DISPOSED VALUE AOF ABOUT 150 DOLLARS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT ICE MACHINE WATERLINE. MUST PROVIDE.

When was Rojo Gusano last inspected?

Rojo Gusano has 5 inspections on record going back to August 19, 2016.

Rojo Gusano 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 0% 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 March 24, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.