Roost Chicken & Biscuits

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeLicense
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EXPOSED SINK FOR HANDWASHING LOCATED IN REAR PREP AREA OF BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK IN REAR PREP AREA OF BASEMENT FOR CONVENIENT USE BY EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED RUST ON THREE SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE SHELVING UNITS IN WALK IN FREEZER, NONFOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF CORROSION RESISTANT, NONABSORBENT AND SMOOTH MATERIAL.
  code 47
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE IRREVERISBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR FOR MEASURING THE UTENSIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE FOR HOT WATER MECHANICAL WAREWASHING OPERATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
  code 48
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE CARTS IN OUTSIDE ENCLOSURE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN EXTERIOR OF GARBAGE CARTS IN OUTSIDE ENCLOSURE TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING ATTRACTANTS FOR INSECTS AND RODENTS.
  code 54
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING PROVIDED FOR EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATES.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 11, 2024: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.