Halsted Street Deli & Bagel

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 28, 2018
• address550 W Adams St, Chicago 60661

Is Halsted Street Deli & Bagel clean?

Halsted Street Deli & Bagel is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 28, 2018. 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 Halsted Street Deli & Bagel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 28, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2.102.13 FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2.102.13 FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INFORMATION PROVIDED.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2.102.12 NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION, OR CERTIFICATE POSTED, WHEN TCS FOODS; DELI MEATS & SOUPS, ARE BEING PREPARED OR SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2.102.14(A)(A) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THE FORM 1B OR SIMILAR DOCUMENTS USED TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012(A) NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • 2.501.11 NO CLEAN-UP KIT AVAILABLE ON-SITE DURING THE INSPECTION FOR REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KIT AND PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO DIARRHEAL OR VOTING EVENTS THAT INVOLVE THE DISCHARGE OF FECAL OR VOMITUS MATTER ON SURFACES IN THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4.602.12 MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM EXTERIOR OF ALL COOKING AND BAKING EQUIPMENT IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • 3.501.16(A)(2)OBSERVED 19 LBS OF DELI MEATS STORED IN A PREP COOLER BEHIND THE FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES, TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM 51F TO 55F., VALUED AT $60. ALSO, 9 LBS OF CHICKEN WAS OBSERVED AT AND IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 55F, VALUED AT $35. EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO OLD TC FOODS AT 4F O BELOW A ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • 3.501.17 NO DATE MARKINGS PRESENT ON TCS PREPARED FOODS IN REAR AND FRONT PREP COOLERS, DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS ON FOOD AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • 4.301.11 OBSERVED PREP COOLER BEHIND FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 50F, WITH TCS FOODS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USING COOLER UNTIL SERVICED AND MAINTAINING A COLD TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • 4.302.12(B,C)OBSERVED NO THERMOMETERS INSIDE PREP OR 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLERS IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMETERS FOR ALL HOT 7 COLD HOLD IN UNITS ON THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO MAINATIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3.602.11(B 1-3) MUST LABEL PRE-PACKAGED SELF SERVE COOKIES STORED AT THE FRONT COUNTER WITH NAME & INGREDIENTS OF FOOD PRODUCT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • 3.304.14(E)(E) MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER SOLUTIONS BETWEEN USES, TO PREVENT CONTAMINATIONS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4.202.15 OBSERVED MOUNTED CAN OPENERS (PREP TABLE) NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 4.501.11 MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR HANDLES ON 2-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • 4.501.12 MUST REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS ON ALL PREP COOLERS IN REAR PREP AREA, DARK GROOVES AND STAINS PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • 4.501.13 MUST DETAIL CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF MICROWAVE IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4.602.13 MUST DETAIL CLEAN LOWER SHELVES ON ALL PREP TABLES IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6.201.17(A)(A) MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM CEILING VENT IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • 6.201.17 MUST DETAIL CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. • 6.201.11 MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, AND UNDER ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • ALLERGEN TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING KEEP CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES.

When was Halsted Street Deli & Bagel last inspected?

Halsted Street Deli & Bagel has 9 inspections on record going back to January 15, 2015.

Halsted Street Deli & Bagel vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, 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 August 28, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.