Rookies

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 12, 2012
• address3400 N Clark St, Chicago 60657

Is Rookies clean?

Rookies is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 12, 2012. 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 Rookies?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 12, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • NTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKS LINE EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • HOLE IN WALL AT CLEAN DISH STORAGE IN BASEMENT. MUST SEAL. PEELING PAINT AND HOLES IN CEILING ON COOKS LINE. MUST REPAIR/SEAL. LARGE HOLE IN CEILING WITH EXTREME LEAK INTO BUCKET IN 1ST FLOOR WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/SEAL.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • HOLE IN WALL AT CLEAN DISH STORAGE IN BASEMENT. MUST SEAL. PEELING PAINT AND HOLES IN CEILING ON COOKS LINE. MUST REPAIR/SEAL. LARGE HOLE IN CEILING WITH EXTREME LEAK INTO BUCKET IN 1ST FLOOR WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR/SEAL.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAK UNDER BAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. MUST REPAIR. BROKEN WALL MOUNTED URINAL IN MENS WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR.
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION.

When was Rookies last inspected?

Rookies has 3 inspections on record going back to August 30, 2012.

Rookies vs Lake View

Lake View runs 40% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 880 clean, 214 mid, 1,110 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 September 12, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.