Robey Hotel

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Jun 13, 2025 Pass

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

   4 general Show violations

   • GeneralFood handling

     In-use utensils weren’t stored properly.

     Inspector’s note: 3-304.12: In-Use Utensils, Between-Use Storage OBSERVED COOKING UTENSILS (TONGS & PLASTIC SPATULAS) IN WATER, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM WATER, IF STORED IN A CONTAINER OF WATER, THE WATER TEMPERATURE MUST BE AT LEAST 135°F.

     Official wording (code 43)

     In-use utensils: properly stored

   • GeneralFood handling

     Clean utensils, equipment, or linens weren’t stored and handled properly.

     Inspector’s note: 4-903.11 knives noted improperly stored between the cold holding unit and wall. Must properly store knives.

     Official wording (code 44)

     Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: 4-101.19:troughout the prep and storage areas. Must remove and provide shelving that is 6" off the floor and provides floor accessibility to ensure adequate facility cleaning.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: 4-601.11(c): observed the interior of the reach in coolers in need of cleaning. Instructed to detail clean.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

2. Jun 5, 2025 Fail

   Canvass · Fail

   11 critical5 general Show violations

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: Observed server filling watercrafts at hand sink. Instructed to stop that practice. Hand sink is only for hand washing and removal of watercrafts from the hand sink. Priority foundation violation #7-38-030(c). Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: Observed handsink in dish area blocked. Informed person in charge that hand soap must be available at handsinks at all times. Food handler obtained hand soap for hand sink during time of inspection. Priority foundation violation #7-38-030(c). Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no paper towel in the washroom at the washbowl sink, nor the hand-sink in the prep area. Informed person in charge that paper towels must be available at hand sinks at all times. Food handler obtained paper towel for hand sink during time of inspection priority foundation violation #7-38-030(c). Citation combined with violation above

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • CriticalFood handling

     Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

     Inspector’s note: Observed low temperature warewashing machine located in the 1st floor bar, and the event space is not properly sanitizing dishes. The sanitizing residual concentration was observed at chlorine at 0ppm at time of inspection. Instructed not to use until equipment is properly sanitized at a minimum of 50 ppm. Technician arrived on site. Dish machine now reading 50 ppm. Recorded on inspection# 2618667 priority violation #7-38-025. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 16)

     Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

   • CriticalFood handling

     Surfaces that touch food weren’t cleaned and sanitized.

     Inspector’s note: Observed low temperature warewashing machine located in the 2nd floor prep kitchen not properly sanitizing. The sanitizing residual concentration was observed at chlorine at 0ppm at time of inspection. Technician on site dish machine now reading 50 ppm priority violation #7-38-025. Citation combined with the above violation

     Official wording (code 16)

     Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Cold food was held above a safe temperature.

     Inspector’s note: Noted internal temperatures of the following time/temperature control for safety food items inside the food cold hoilding unit to be improper: diced chicken at 57.6f manager immediately and voluntarily disposed of 4 lbs of products worth $50.00 through denaturing process. Priority violation #7-38-005.on inspection report#2618667 citation combined with above violation

     Official wording (code 22)

     Proper cold holding temperatures

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Cold food was held above a safe temperature.

     Inspector’s note: Noted internal temperatures of the following time/temperature control for safety food items inside the cold holding unit to be improper: shredded pork 56.8f, hollandise sauce at 88.7f, sausage patty at 46.7f cooked hasbrown potatoes at 48.9f, mushroom soup at 53.6f, shelled eggs at 79.9f, cooked potatoes at 48.9f, ground beef burgers pattys at 47.7f, duck confit at 48.2f manager immediately and voluntarily disposed of 15 lbs of products worth $250.00 throughthe denaturing process. Priority violation #7-38-005. Citation issued.

     Official wording (code 22)

     Proper cold holding temperatures

   • CriticalFood handling

     Specialized processes (curing, vacuum-packing, etc.) didn’t follow the approved plan.

     Inspector’s note: Observed facility not meeting compliance with variance/specialized process; facility in (rop) reduce oxygen packaging of cooked meat, in kitchen area. Informed person in charge of requirements and facility must meet and maintain.. Manager immediately and voluntarily disposed of 5 lbs of products worth $100.00 through the denaturing process priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued.

     Official wording (code 29)

     Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp

   • CriticalFood handling

     Specialized processes (curing, vacuum-packing, etc.) didn’t follow the approved plan.

     Inspector’s note: Observed facility not meeting compliance with variance/specialized process; facility in (rop) reduce oxygen packaging of cooked & raw meats in kitchen walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer area. Informed person in charge of requirements and facility must meet and maintain.. Manager immediately and voluntarily disposed of 75 lbs of products worth $500 through denaturing process priority violation 7-38-005 citation combined with the above violation

     Official wording (code 29)

     Compliance with variance/specialized process/haccp

   • CriticalFood handling

     No approval obtained for a specialized processing method.

     Inspector’s note: Observed facility not meeting compliance with variance/specialized process; facility in (rop) reduce oxygen packaging of cooked meat, etc in prep kitchen area. Informed person in charge of requirements and facility must meet and maintain. Pic indicated rop machine is personal & residential rop machine, during canvass no rop was found on site for tagging. Priority violation 7-38-005 citation combined with above violation.

     Official wording (code 32)

     Variance obtained for specialized processing methods

   • CriticalFood handling

     No approval obtained for a specialized processing method.

     Inspector’s note: Observed facility not meeting compliance with variance/specialized process; facility in (rop) reduce oxygen packaging of cooked meat, etc. In prep kitchen area. Informed person in charge of requirements and facility must meet and maintain.. Pic indicated rop machine is a personal & residential rop machine. During canvass, no rop was found on site for tagging. Priority violation 7-38-005 citation combined with violation 29.

     Official wording (code 32)

     Variance obtained for specialized processing methods

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Observed pest activity with approx. 15 small flies noted during inspection. Small fly activity was noted near the dish machine, and handsink in the 2nd floor bar. Instructed to consult pest control, as additional services are needed to minimize or eliminate activity before re-inspection. Priority foundation violation #7-38-020(a). Citation issued

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralFood handling

     In-use utensils weren’t stored properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed cooking utensils (tongs & plastic spatulas) in water, instructed to remove from water, if stored in a container of water, the water temperature must be at least 135°f.

     Official wording (code 43)

     In-use utensils: properly stored

   • GeneralFood handling

     Clean utensils, equipment, or linens weren’t stored and handled properly.

     Inspector’s note: Knives noted improperly stored between the cold holding unit and wall. Must properly store knives.

     Official wording (code 44)

     Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Observed milk crates being used as shelving throughout the prep and storage areas. Must remove and provide shelving that is 6" off the floor and provides floor accessibility to ensure adequate facility cleaning.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed the interior of the reach in coolers in need of cleaning. Instructed to detail clean.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

3. May 17, 2024 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   No violations

4. Feb 28, 2023 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   3 general Show violations

   • GeneralPests

     Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.

     Inspector’s note: Observed 1/2 inch gap at door sweeps between rear double doors leading to alley. Must rodent proof said doors.

     Official wording (code 38)

     Insects, rodents, & animals not present

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food debris/grime build up on prep area shelves and around sinks hot/cold water handles and food build up inside prep area coolers shelves. Must clean and maintain equipment.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food debris/dirt build up on floor along walls and corners at unused coffee area. Must clean floor and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

5. Oct 5, 2021 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   2 general Show violations

   • GeneralFood handling

     In-use utensils weren’t stored properly.

     Inspector’s note: Ice scoop improperly stored on top of ice machine at 5th floor. Must provide a clean container for ice scoop.

     Official wording (code 43)

     In-use utensils: properly stored

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed accumulated dirt/food build up inside prep areas floor drains. Must clean interior of floor drains and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

6. Nov 1, 2019 Conditional

   Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

   7 critical7 general1 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalManagement & training

     Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no employee health policy available. Instructed manager to provide in a verifiable manner employee responsibility to report any illness transmissible through food. Priority foundation 7-38-010

     Official wording (code 3)

     Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

   • CriticalManagement & training

     No written plan or kit for cleaning up vomit or diarrhea.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no procedures and supplies for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Instructed manager to provide clean up policy and supplies. Priority foundation 7-38-005

     Official wording (code 5)

     Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Staff touched ready-to-eat food with bare hands.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food handler touching ready to eat avocado toast with bare hands while plating for customer service. There is no bare hand contact with ready to eat food. Must wear gloves, use tongs or utensils. Priority citation issued 7-38-010

     Official wording (code 9)

     No bare hand contact with rte food or a pre-approved alternative procedure properly allowed

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no hand washing signs at hand washing sinks in prep, dish washing and bar areas. Instructed manager to provide hand washing signs at all hand washing sinks used by employees.

     Official wording (code 10)

     Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Cold food was held above a safe temperature.

     Inspector’s note: Observed cream 61.7f, cooked pasta 52.4f, soup 51.4f stored at improper temperature in two drawer cooler near fryers, and reach-in cooler in front bar area during inspection. Instructed manager to discard aproximately 50lbs and $100 of food. All cold tcs food must maintain 41f or below during storage, preparation, display and service. Priority citation issued 7-38-005

     Official wording (code 22)

     Proper cold holding temperatures

   • CriticalFood temperature

     Prepared food wasn’t date-marked, or was kept past its discard date.

     Inspector’s note: Observed ready to eat tcs food not properly dated in coolers. All refrigerated ready to eat tcs foof held more than 24 hours shall be clearly marked with date by which food is to be sold, consumed, or discarded with a maximum of 7 days. Priority foundation 7-38-005

     Official wording (code 23)

     Proper date marking and disposition

   • CriticalFood handling

     No warning to customers about raw or undercooked food.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no disclosure or reminder statement for consumer advisory on menu. Instructed manager to provide disclosure on menu. Priority foundation 7-38-005

     Official wording (code 25)

     Consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked food

   • GeneralFood temperature

     Not enough equipment, or the wrong method, to cool and hold food at safe temperatures.

     Inspector’s note: Observed prep cooler 55.9f and reach-in cooler 53.2f not maintaining proper temperature. Instructed manager to repair and maintain coolers at 41f or below. Coolers are tagged held for inspection and must not be used until reinspected by chicago department of health. Priority citation issued 7-38-005

     Official wording (code 33)

     Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

     Inspector’s note: Observed packaged yogurt displayed for customer service in reach-in cooler on second floor with no labels. All packaged food displayed for customer service shall be properly labeled with ingredients, net weight, business name, address and allergens.

     Official wording (code 37)

     Food properly labeled; original container

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no labels on bulk seasoning containers in prep area. Instructed manager to label all food storage containers with common name of food.

     Official wording (code 37)

     Food properly labeled; original container

   • GeneralHygiene & sanitation

     Staff personal cleanliness was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food handler not wearing hair restraint in first floor prep area. All food handler must wear effective hair restraints.

     Official wording (code 40)

     Personal cleanliness

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Dishwashing equipment wasn’t set up, maintained, or used correctly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no test kit for high temperature dish machine. Instructed manager to provide an irreversible temperature indicator to measure utensil surface temperature for all mechanical warewashing operations. Priority foundation 7-38-005

     Official wording (code 48)

     Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed red residue on interior surface of ice machine on second floor. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no covered waste receptacle in women and unisex washrooms. Instructed manager to provide and maintain.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no allergen training available. All certified managers must provide allergen training.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required

7. Apr 26, 2018 Conditional

   Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions

   1 critical4 general Show violations

   • CriticalCritical (pre-2018 form)

     Hand washing facilities: with soap and sanitary hand drying devices, convenient and accessible to food prep area

     Inspector’s note: Found no paper towels at the rooftop/uproom bar hand sink and found the 1st floor cafe dish area hand sink to be blocked by a large trash can. Instructed facility to maintain all hand sinks accessible at all times with soap, paper towels, and hot and cold running water. Facility removed trash can and installed paper towels at time of inspection. Critical violation 7-38-030.

   • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

     Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles

     Inspector’s note: At the first floor cafe found table settings (utensils and glasses) to be exposed to possible contamination. Instructed facility to store or present in a manner so as to protect utensils from possible contamination and to maintain. Observed small neck/opening bottles used for syrups and juices on site. Instructed facility to maintain a bottle brush on site to properly clean said bottles which must be done in a three compartment sink.

   • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

     Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

     Inspector’s note: At the rooftop/uproom found water spilled and dirt and debris on the floor of the small closet next to the bar. Instructed facility to clean and maintain. Observed dirt and debris on the floors of the first floor cafe prep area under and around heavy equipment. Instructed facility to clean and maintain.

   • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

     Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

     Inspector’s note: In the first floor cafe observed the caulk between the wall and the dish machine and attached counter to be dirty and worn. Instructed facility to remove caulk, clean affected areas, recaulk, and maintain.

   • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

     Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

     Inspector’s note: Observed the 1st floor cafe dish area exposed hand sink to be slow draining. Instructed facility to repair and maintain.

8. Oct 20, 2017 Pass

   Short Form Complaint · Pass

   No violations

9. Oct 20, 2017 Pass

   Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass

   No violations

10. Oct 12, 2017 Fail

    Canvass · Fail

    3 general Show violations

    • GeneralSerious (pre-2018 form)

      Previous minor violation(s) corrected 7-42-090

      Inspector’s note: Previous minor violations not corrected from 11/08/16 report#1971006.(32) noted ice bin at the first floor bar area with no lids instructed to provide a lid for thr ice bin. (38)premisesdoes not have utility sink on site at this time of inspection (at this address) instructed to install a utility sink. Serious violation 7-42-090.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Observed exposed hand washing sink draining slow in 13th floor bar area. Must repair and maintain.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food (ice) dispensing utensils, wash cloths properly stored

      Inspector’s note: Observed wiping cloths stored on top of prep tables and sinks in front bar area 1st & 2nd floor. Must properly store wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in use.

11. Nov 8, 2016 Pass

    License · Pass

    3 general Show violations

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Noted ice bin at the first floor bar area with no lids. Instructed to provide a lid for the ice bin....noted premises using bottles with small mouth opening. Instructed to replace the bottles with wide mouth opening for proper cleaning.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded

      Inspector’s note: Missing light shields at the first floor bar/drink prep area. Instructed to install shileds or shatter resistant bulbs.

    • GeneralMinor (pre-2018 form)

      Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

      Inspector’s note: Premises does not have a utility sink on site at this time of inspection (at this address). Instructed to install a utility sink.