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Roots Southern Cuisine, Llc

Restaurant

633 E 75th St, Chicago, IL 60619

South Side

Jul 8, 2026 โ€” Canvass inspection

Fail

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

No supplies on hand to clean up vomit or diarrhea, risking norovirus spread.

Key Findings

  • Facility lacks required disposable mops, gloves, masks, and sanitizer for vomiting and diarrheal event cleanup.
  • No certified food safety manager on site while staff prepare temperature-controlled foods; required certification must be posted and present during operations.
  • Person in charge lacks required food safety management training.
  • Menu missing proper asterisk disclosures for raw or undercooked animal products like eggs and burgers.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #5 โ€” PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE MOP, DISPOSABLE LATEX GLOVES, DISPOSABLE MASK, AND ADEQUATE SANITIZER *MUST ELIMINATE NOROVIRUS*) ON SITE TO PROPERLY CLEAN UP ANY VOMIT OR DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPLIES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Violation code #1 โ€” PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.

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Inspection History

Roots Southern Cuisine, Llc has had 5 inspections in the last 5 years with a 50% pass rate. Last inspection was on Jul 24, 2026.

Jul 24, 2026Pass

Canvass Re-Inspection โ€” A follow-up to confirm violations from a routine visit were fixed.

2 violations
Jul 8, 2026FailVIEWING NOW

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

8 violations
Dec 12, 2025Pass

License Re-Inspection โ€” A follow-up to confirm license-inspection violations were fixed.

3 violations