Tony Rocco's River North

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 28, 2011
• address416 W Ontario St, Chicago 60610

Is Tony Rocco's River North clean?

Tony Rocco's River North is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 28, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Tony Rocco's River North?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 28, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous food shall have adequate refrigerated food storage facilities. FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED PREP LINE COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 46F. UNIT WAS EMPTY AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, BUT IS USED DURING DINNER SERVICE. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AIR TEMPERATURE BELOW 40F. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240. NO CITATION ISSUED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD (ICE) NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE. OBSERVED MOLD GROWTH ON INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. UNIT TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST TURN OFF MACHINE, REMOVE ICE AND HAVE INTERIOR OF UNIT CLEANED AND SANITIZED. FAX REINSPECTION LETTER TO (312) 746-4240 AFTER UNIT IS CLEANED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE PREP TABLE, WIRE STORAGE RACK NEAR DEEP FRYER, INTERIOR OF BROILER, VENTILATION HOOD FILTERS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR THE LEAK FROM THE SINK STOPPER LEVER AT THE LEFT COMPARTMENT OF THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. REMOVE THE CIGARETTE BUTTS AND LITTER BEHIND THE GARBAGE DUMPSTER.

When was Tony Rocco's River North last inspected?

Tony Rocco's River North has 3 inspections on record going back to May 28, 2010.

Tony Rocco's River North vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 July 28, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.