Halsted Street Deli & Bagel

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 7, 2026
• address500 W Madison St, Chicago 60661

Is Halsted Street Deli & Bagel clean?

Halsted Street Deli & Bagel is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 7, 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 Halsted Street Deli & Bagel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED REAR KITCHEN AREA HANDWASHING SINK (NEAR 2-DOOR UPRIGHT FREEZER) OBSTRUCTED BY UNUSED EQUIPMENT AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN ALL HANDWASHING SINKS UNOBSTRUCTED AND ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE REMOVED OBSTRUCTIONS FROM HANDWASHING SINK ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED HAND SOAP NOT PROVIDED AT THE REAR KITCHEN AREA (NEAR 2-DOOR UPRIGHT FREEZER) HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND SOAP AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AVAILABLE FOR USE IN HANDWASHING AT ALL TIMES. PERSON-IN-CHARGE PROVIDED HAND SOAP TO HANDWASHING SINK ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C) CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED HEAVY BUILD UP OF ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS ON FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF SANDWICH PRESSES AT THE FRONT SERVICE LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FOOD- AND NONFOOD-CONTACT MATERIALS WITH ADEQUATE CLEANING EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF ENCRUSTED GREASE DEPOSITS AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED ICE CREAM SCOOP DIPPER WELL AT THE RIGHT-HAND FRONT SERVICE AREA IN POOR REPAIR, DETACHED FROM WALL WITH PLUMBING DISCONNECTED OR OTHERWISE IN POOR REPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ICE CREAM SCOOP DIPPER WELL OR REMOVE PLUMBING EQUIPMENT AND CONNECTIONS IF NOT IN USE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: REAR KITCHEN AREA (NEAR HANDWASHING SINK/UPRIGHT FREEZER) WITH EXCESSIVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT, RIGHT-HAND FRONT SERVICE AREA WITH EXCESSIVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT, EMPTY BOXES, AND UNUSED UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNUSED EQUIPMENT FROM THE PREMISES AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS OF THE FACILITY FREE FROM EXCESSIVE LITTER OR ITEMS UNNECESSARY TO FOOD OPERATIONS.

When was Halsted Street Deli & Bagel last inspected?

Halsted Street Deli & Bagel has 13 inspections on record going back to November 19, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Halsted Street Deli & Bagel vs Loop

Loop runs 70% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 2,521 clean, 764 mid, 300 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 50% 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 May 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.