Roti Modern Mediterranean
80 E Lake St, Chicago, IL 60601 · Loop · Restaurant · High risk
Mixed record — 10 of 16 inspections passed
Last Inspected
2025-12-29
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-12-29
⚠ Failed 4 inspections (2024, 2020, 2019...)
⚠ Sanitation issues found across 14 inspections
⚠ Food Temperature issues found across 4 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🌡 Food Temperature critical 4×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 2×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 2×
📦 Food Storage & Handling serious 1×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
📋 Documentation & Training minor 1×
Inspection History
2025-12-29 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 2 ▾
serious Food Temperature
PROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED HOT TCS FOOD(RICE) HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 83.3-94.5F.INSTRUCTED ALL HOT TCS FOOD MUST BE HELD AT 135F OR ABOVE. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $40 WEIGHING 25LBS. PRIORITY ...
serious Food Storage & Handling
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
OBSERVED REFRIGERATED READY TO EAT FOODS ROASTED CORN, MEDITERRANEAN SPREAD AND FIERY ROTI DIP STORED BEYOND DISCARD DATES. OBSERVED ROASTED CORN WITH A DISCARD DATE OF 12/20/2025, OBSERVED MEDITERRANEAN SPREAD CONTAINING YOGURT WITH A DISCARD DATE O...
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minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED DOMESTIC WATER LEAKING FROM THE PIPING IN THE CEILING IN THE UTILITY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
2024-02-13 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 3 ▾
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN WITH LID) INSIDE UNISEX CUSTOMER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DETACHED CEILING TILE LOCATED ABOVE UTILITY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RE-ATTACH AND MAINTAIN.
minor Food Temperature
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED OLD FOOD DEBRIS AND LIQUID SPILLS ON THE FLOOR UNDER SODA DISPENSER SHELF AND BEHIND COOKING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT AT THE END OF PREP LINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Food Temperature
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT THE HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE REAR DISHWASING/PREP AREA. WATER MEASURED AT APPROX. 40.8 F. MUST PROVIDE HOT WATER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F. PRIORITY VIOLATION, 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE (WASTE CAN WITH LID) INSIDE UNISEX CUSTOMER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE FOR FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DETACHED CEILING TILE LOCATED ABOVE UTILITY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RE-ATTACH AND MAINTAIN.
minor Food Temperature
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED OLD FOOD DEBRIS AND LIQUID SPILLS ON THE FLOOR UNDER SODA DISPENSER SHELF AND BEHIND COOKING AND COOLING EQUIPMENT AT THE END OF PREP LINE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
Rear kitchen floor tiles missing grout creating large gaps trapping dirt in between. instructed to re-grout floor and maintain.
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minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
employees personal items ( phone ) placed on prep tables, instructed to keep away
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2020-03-13 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED 10 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE WALL AROUND THE BEVERAGE STATION AND WALL WHERE THE BEVERAGE SYRUPS ARE STORED. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREA, AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7...
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
FOUND CERTIFIED MANAGER SERVING FOOD WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING OR SERVING FOOD.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
FOUND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS IN THE WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER. ALSO, FOUND WATER ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2019-09-11 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection 1 ▾
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
6-501.114 OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS UNDER PREP TABLES AND STORAGE UNITS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
2019-09-04 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 4 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWEL AT THE HANDSINK DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE OVEN AND GRILL AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PAPER TOWEL WAS OBTAINED FOR THE HANDSINK DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. P...
serious Sanitation
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT A CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR SANITIZER OR FOR WARE WASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. QUATS TEST STRIPES WERE OBTAINED DU...
minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED
NOTED ONE OF THE RESTAURANT'S TOILETS OUT OF ORDER DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE AT THE WASHBOWL SINK IN THE MEN'S SINGLE STALL WASHROOM. FACILITY OBTAINS A LIQUOR CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITA...
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS UNDER PREP TABLES AND STORAGE UNITS IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
2018-11-27 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
NO VOMIT/ DIARRHEA CLEANUP WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON SITE, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS, INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN.
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minor Chemical Safety
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
FOOD CONTAINER NOT LABELED ( OIL BOTTLE ) AT COOK LINE, INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
INACCURATE THERMOMETER IN DISPLAY COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
2017-05-15 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
CRITICAL 2 ▾
critical Pest Activity
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED WITH 1/2 INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE DOOR RODENT PROOFED AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
minor Sanitation
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
OBSERVED MOPS BEING STORED DOWNWARD IN UTILITY SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL MOPS UPRIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
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minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
Walls that had exposed concrete by exposed hand sink, in dining area, shall be repaired/sealed.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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