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Room Forty Three
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 6, 2024
- address1041-1043 E 43Rd St, Chicago 60653
Is Room Forty Three clean?
Room Forty Three is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 6, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Room Forty Three?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 6, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTIAIN THE INTERIOR SHOOT OF THE ICE MACHINE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS AROUND THE WHEELS AND THE WHEEL OF COOKING EQUIPMENT NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ON THE FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ON THE FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Room Forty Three last inspected?
Room Forty Three has 12 inspections on record going back to June 6, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 2, 2021 | Pass | |
| November 24, 2020 | — | |
| September 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 29, 2016 | — | |
| December 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2015 | — | |
| October 29, 2015 | — | |
| April 24, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 20, 2011 | Fail | |
| June 6, 2011 | Fail |
Room Forty Three vs Oakland
Oakland runs 77% clean across 56 tracked restaurants — 43 clean, 12 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 56 spots Cooked tracks in Oakland, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 November 6, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.