Rocky's Pancake House

2948 E 83rd St, Chicago, IL 60617

Passed · May 12, 2025 Directions
72
Fair BiteKarma score 72 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 6 of 10 graded inspections since 2020.
  • Last inspected May 12, 2025: passed with 8 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean, cited 7 times, plus 17 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 10 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed May 12

    Canvass

    8 violations
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
    • In-use utensils: properly stored
    • Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
  3. 2024
  4. Passed May 1

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    5 violations
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
  5. Failed Apr 22

    Canvass

    7 violations
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Previous core violation corrected
  6. 2023
  7. Passed Apr 26

    Complaint Re-Inspection

    10 violations
    • Food properly labeled; original container
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
    • Allergen training as required
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried, and handled
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Wiping cloths: properly used and stored

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BiteKarma scores around Rocky's Pancake House, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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