Chicago hospital cafeteria reopens after being shut down over hundreds of live cockroaches

A Chicago hospital cafeteria that was shut down earlier this month after an inspection revealed hundreds of live cockroaches in food preparation areas has reopened, according to health officials. The Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed to NBC Chicago that the cafeteria, at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago s Lakeview neighborhood, was reinspected and reopened Thursday. The update comes after an Oct. 16 report from the Chicago Department of Public Health in which both the Rendezvous Café and the patient kitchen failed inspections. At the time, inspectors reported more than 200 live cockroaches in multiple areas, including the main and rear food preparation areas, the grill and deep fryer, dry storage spaces and the main dish room. The inspection also documented black slime inside an ice machine, grease buildup, leaking plumbing and previously cited sanitation violations that had not been corrected, including dead cockroaches and accumulations o