Halsted Street Deli & Bagel

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 10Priority
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 17, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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