A-Z Sales / Deli International

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 30, 2019
• address3717 N Cicero Ave, Chicago 60641
• cuisineWholesale

Is A-Z Sales / Deli International clean?

A-Z Sales / Deli International is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on December 30, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at A-Z Sales / Deli International?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 30, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY TO EAT, TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (SALAD, SALSA) PROPERLY DATED , STORED LONGER THAN 24 HOURS IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER DATE MARKING WITH DISPOSITION DATE FOR RTE FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24 HOURS IN COLD HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • OBSERVED THAT FACILITY IS FERMENTING FOOD (SAUERKRAUT)AND DOES NOT HACCP PLAN ON SITE OR VARIANCE APPROVED BY REGULATORY AUTHORITY. MUST PROVIDE HACCP AND VARIANCE FOR NAMED PRODUCT.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 . NO CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • OBSERVED NO VARIANCE FOR SPECIAL PROCESS ISSUED FROM REGULATORY AUTHORITY , ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. PLEASE REFER TO VIOLATION #29
  Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • OBSERVED NO VARIANCE FOR SPECIAL PROCESS ISSUED FROM REGULATORY AUTHORITY , ON SITE DURING INSPECTION. PLEASE REFER TO VIOLATION #29
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO WORKING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE WARE WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED STEAM KETTLES USED FOR SOUP COOKING TO BE BIGGER THAN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK(OR DISH MACHINE) AND CANT BE SUBMERGED IN WASH WATER IN SINK.MUST PROVIDE CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR EACH SEPARATE PIECE OF FOOD-CONTACT EQUIPMENT WITH DESCRIPTION HOW TO BE CLEANED IN PLACE AND/OR MUST SUBMIT THE PROCEDURES TO CDPH AT [email protected] FOR APPROVAL OR PRESENT PROCEDURE TO DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR INSPECTION FOR ON SITE REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED NO WORKING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE WARE WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED STEAM KETTLES USED FOR SOUP COOKING TO BE BIGGER THAN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK(OR DISH MACHINE) AND CANT BE SUBMERGED IN WASH WATER IN SINK.MUST PROVIDE CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR EACH SEPARATE PIECE OF FOOD-CONTACT EQUIPMENT WITH DESCRIPTION HOW TO BE CLEANED IN PLACE AND/OR MUST SUBMIT THE PROCEDURES TO CDPH AT [email protected] FOR APPROVAL OR PRESENT PROCEDURE TO DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR INSPECTION FOR ON SITE REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

When was A-Z Sales / Deli International last inspected?

A-Z Sales / Deli International has 15 inspections on record going back to July 1, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

A-Z Sales / Deli International vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 December 30, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.