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50Th Deli Food And Tobacco
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 15, 2026
- address5000 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60609
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is 50Th Deli Food And Tobacco clean?
50Th Deli Food And Tobacco is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 15, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at 50Th Deli Food And Tobacco?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Oil and grease spills noted behind cook line. instructed to clean and maintain,
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • No Food handler's certificate for kitchen staff, instructed to obtain.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • No Food handler's certificate for kitchen staff, instructed to obtain.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • No certified foo service manager on site, no certificate posted while handling and serving TCS foods ( beef, chicken...) instructed to obtain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012.
- ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 3-comp sink not clean, trash and non-related washing equipment placed in sink, instructed to keep sink free for proper utensils washing.Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • 3-comp sink not clean, trash and non-related washing equipment placed in sink, instructed to keep sink free for proper utensils washing.
When was 50Th Deli Food And Tobacco last inspected?
50Th Deli Food And Tobacco has 3 inspections on record going back to June 2, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 2, 2025 | Fail |
50Th Deli Food And Tobacco vs New City
New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.
Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 25% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.