Roost Chicken & Biscuits

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 10, 2024 →
• address455 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60654

Is Roost Chicken & Biscuits clean?

Roost Chicken & Biscuits is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on December 18, 2024, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on April 10, 2024. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Roost Chicken & Biscuits?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Roost Chicken & Biscuits last inspected?

Roost Chicken & Biscuits has 13 inspections on record going back to September 21, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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.

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 10, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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