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Cicero Deli
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 11, 2014
- address3206 N Cicero Ave, Chicago 60641
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Cicero Deli clean?
Cicero Deli is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 11, 2014. 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 Cicero Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 11, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE AND DISPLAY FOR SALE ON TOP OF DELI DISPLAY COOLER. NOTED BAKED CHICKEN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 95.5F, FRIED BREADED FISH AT 64.5F, MOSTACCIOLI AT 68.9F, CABBAGE ROLL AT 69.9F, SOUPS IN SINGLE SERVICE CONTAINER (DILL SOUP, BEEF TRIPE, WHITE BORSCHT) AT 53.9F, 51.8F, 51.9F, 51.2F, 54.9F. ALSO FOUND DAIRY PRODUCTS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING DISPLAY AND STORAGE INSIDE DAIRY DISPLAY COOLER (WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 42.1F) NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING DAIRY PRODUCTS: MILK AT 54.3F, SOUR CREAM AT 50.4F, HALF AND HALF AT 48.9F, CREAM CHEESE AT 48.9F, KEFIR AT 49.9F, COTTAGE CHEESE AT 50.2F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST MAINTAIN COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AND HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 140F OR ABOVE. MANAGER DISCARDED THE SAID FOOD PRODUCTS. TOTAL VALUE $250.00, TOTAL WEIGHT 100 LBS. CRITICAL VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A)
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE FREEZER.----------MUST CLEAN AND REPAINT OR REPLACE METAL RACKS WITH RUST BUILD-UP INSIDE DAIRY DISPLAY COOLER.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE FREEZER.----------MUST CLEAN AND REPAINT OR REPLACE METAL RACKS WITH RUST BUILD-UP INSIDE DAIRY DISPLAY COOLER.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST CLEAN AND REORGANIZE REAR STORAGE ROOM.
When was Cicero Deli last inspected?
Cicero Deli has 9 inspections on record going back to June 14, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| December 11, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 11, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 18, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 27, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 7, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 13, 2011 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2010 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2010 | Pass |
Cicero Deli vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 11, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.