The Roost

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 12, 2017 →
• address1467-1469 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60613
• cuisineMobile Food Dispenser

Is The Roost clean?

The Roost is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on August 11, 2017, 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 Fail on May 12, 2017. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at The Roost?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 12, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Wash And Rinse Water: Clean And Proper Temperaturecritical
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

When was The Roost last inspected?

The Roost has 6 inspections on record going back to March 12, 2014.

The Roost vs North Center

North Center runs 83% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 407 clean, 73 mid, 8 cooked.

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  cooked · August 31, 2018
• ✓! Hacienda La Amistad
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• ✓ Potbelly Sandwich Shop
  clean · December 15, 2025

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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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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 12, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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