Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 26, 2025
• address954 N California Ave, Chicago 60622

Is Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar clean?

Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 26, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • 6-202.15 : OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF FRONT DOOR MUST MAKE TIGHT FITTING.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 1 & 2 DOOR PREP COOLERS AND 1- DOOR REACH IN COOLER WITH TAPE.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP INSIDE OF FRYER CABINET,OVEN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-204.12 : OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 : MUST GROUT FLOOR IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALL UNDERNEATH 3- COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR DISH WASHING AREA. • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN GREASE BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER FRYER.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 : OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar last inspected?

Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar has 25 inspections on record going back to October 15, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 69% 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 August 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.