Chicago
72
YOUR CALL

Roti Modern Mediterranean

1526 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615 · Hyde Park · Restaurant · High risk
YOUR CALL
72/100

Passed most recently but 2 prior failures on record

Inspections
12
8 passed
Last Inspected
2025-04-21
Pass Rate
67%
2 failures
Score
72/100
YOUR CALL
4 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-04-21
Failed 2 inspections (2023, 2017)
Sanitation issues found across 27 inspections
Pest Activity issues found across 5 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Sanitation critical 27×
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Pest Activity critical
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Employee Hygiene serious
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Food Temperature critical
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Other minor
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Documentation & Training critical
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Facility Condition minor
Chemical Safety minor
2025-04-21 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS TO REMOVE SPILLS AND/OR DEBRIS.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOORS NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS THROUGH OUT THE PREP AND DISH WASHING AREA.

2024-05-17 Pass Canvass
2
minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

CLEAN FLOORS IN THE REAR AND MAINTAIN DRY AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE BREEDING PLACE FOR PESTS.

minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

FLITERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT NEEDS CLEANING TO REMOVE DEBRIS.

2023-10-18 Pass Complaint
2
minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR BOTTOM OF THE FRYER IN THE COOKING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN PREP TABLES (TOPS AND BOTTOMS).

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. REMOVE STANDING WATER NEXT TO COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE CORNER AREA.

2023-05-11 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection
6
serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD BUILD UP. INTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLER IN FRONT AND SIDE PREP AREAS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AREAS AND MAI...

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

HAIR RESTRAINTS NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. LONG HAIR MUST BE TIED UP OR IN A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING. WORN DISCOLORED AND HAVE DEEP CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ALL CONTACT SURFACES IN NEED OF CLEANING. ALL DOOR HANDLES ON REACH IN COOLERS, INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS, RUBBER GASKETS ON REACH IN COOLERS AND ALL SIDE OF REACH IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP AND SPLATTER.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOORS THROUGHOUT FRONT, SIDE AND REAR PREP AREAS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT, IN BETWEEN COOLERS AND WALLS, UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, IN CORNERS. ALL BUILD UP OF DERBIS IN NEED OF REMOVING. WALLS WITH FOOD SPLATTER ...

2023-05-02 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 9
critical Sanitation

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

NO VOMIT OR DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN KIT AT ALL TIMES PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED

serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD BUILD UP. INTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLER IN FRONT AND SIDE PREP AREAS IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ALL AREAS AND MAI...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED 10-12 FLIES AROUND WET TOWEL HOLDER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL FLY ACTIVITY CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A) CITATION ISSUED

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

HAIR RESTRAINTS NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. LONG HAIR MUST BE TIED UP OR IN A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

ALL WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

CUTTING BOARDS IN NEED OF REPLACING. WORN DISCOLORED AND HAVE DEEP CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE

minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

ALL CONTACT SURFACES IN NEED OF CLEANING. ALL DOOR HANDLES ON REACH IN COOLERS, INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLERS, RUBBER GASKETS ON REACH IN COOLERS AND ALL SIDE OF REACH IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP AND SPLATTER.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

FLOORS THROUGHOUT FRONT, SIDE AND REAR PREP AREAS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN UNDER AND AROUND ALL EQUIPMENT, IN BETWEEN COOLERS AND WALLS, UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, IN CORNERS. ALL BUILD UP OF DERBIS IN NEED OF REMOVING. WALLS WITH FOOD SPLATTER ...

minor Other

SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC

NO SUMMARY POSTED AS REQUIRED INSTRUCTED PERSON ON SITE TO POST SUMMARY IN SITE OF CUSTOMERS AND TO MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED

2021-10-04 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass
3
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

INGREDIENT CONTAINERS HAD NO NAME ON THEM; INSTRUCTED TO LABEL CONTAINERS WITH NAME OF PRODUCT INSIDE CONTAINER.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE CORNER AREA BY THE OVEN TO REMOVE STANDING WATER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE WALLS AROUND HANDSINK AND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED TO REMOVE SPLATTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENTS IN WASHROOMS TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED...

minor Other

SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC

FOUND THE INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT POSTED IN A CORNER AREA NEAR WASHROOMS BUT NOT IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED TO POST INSPECTION SUMMARY IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B).

2020-10-26 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint
CRITICAL 7
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DESIGNATE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

OBSERVED NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE OR VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN TCS FOOD (CHICKEN 148.3F) PREPARED AND SERVED. A CHICAGO FOOD SANITATIO MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-0...

serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED COLD TCS FOOD HUMMUS 46-54.9F, FETA CHEESE 52.3F, COOKED VEGETABLES 54.7F STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE ON DISPLAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD APPROXIMATELY 35LBS AND $53.72 OF PRODUCT. ALL TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW DURI...

minor Food Temperature

PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

OBSERVED DISPLAY COOLER NOT TURNED ON AND NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 52.4F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005

minor Sanitation

IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED HANDLES OF DISPENSING UTENSILS LAYING ON TOP OF FOOD ITEMS IN DISPLAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE DISPENSING UTENSIL HANDLES ABOVE FOOD TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

serious Employee Hygiene

GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLES AT HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE AND LOCKER ROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2020-02-26 Pass Canvass
2
minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON ROLLING CARTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED DEBRIS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE AND LOCKER ROOM AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

2019-08-20 Pass Canvass
4
minor Sanitation

WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

OBSERVED UNUSED WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLE. MUST PROPERLY STORE IN ADEQUATE CHEMICAL SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

NOTED ICE BUILD UP ON FLOOR INSIDE OF WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST REMOVE.

serious Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

CLEAN/SANITIZE INTERIOR BOTTOM OF REFRIGERATION UNITS OF FOOD SPILLS AND FOOD DEBRIS.

minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS OF WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER OF FOOD DEBRIS UNDER SHELVES AND AT CORNERS. CLEAN FLOOR OF CUSTOMER DINING AREA OF FOOD DEBRIS AROUND AND UNDER TABLES.

2017-09-25 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2017-09-18 Fail Complaint
CRITICAL 7
critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

OBSERVED COOKED LAMB MEATBALLS 85.8F, CHICKEN 95.2F, SALMON 95F, STEAK 98.3F, AND RICE 115.6 STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE AND DISPLAYED FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE IN FRONT HOT HOLDING UNIT. OBSERVED HUMMUS 47.3F STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE AND DISPLAY...

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 OVER 50 FLYING INSECTS INSIDE CABINETS UNDER BEVERAGE COUNTER, IN DINING, WASHROOM AND REAR STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020

critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

OUTSIDE GARBAGE AND WASTE GREASE AREAS NOT CLEAN AND MAINTAINED. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE SPILLED ON TOP OF GREASE CONTAINER AND ON GROUND NEAR GARBAGE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OUTSIDE GARBAGE AND WASTE GREASE AREAS. SERIOU...

minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, STORAGE, WASHROOM, DINING AND DISH WASHING AREAS. CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN SELF-SERVE BEVERAGE AREA.

minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS INSIDE VENTILATION FOOD.

minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

REPLACE INOPERABLE BULBS INSIDE VENTILATION HOOD.

minor Pest Activity

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER. ORGANIZE ALL STORAGE AREAS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

2017-01-10 Pass License
1
minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

REPLACE MISSING LIGHT BULBS IN VENTILATION HOOD.

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