Halsted Street Deli

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: FOUND 70 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND 15 IN THE DINING AREA. ALSO, FOUND 5 LARGE LIVE ROACHES IN THE REAR CABINETS. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE ALL ACTIVITY, CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND CONTACT PEST CONTROL TO ASSIST IN ELIMINATING ACTIVITY. CITATION #78210-11 ISSUED.
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION FROM REPORT #575228 WRITTEN ON 10/18/2011 NOT CORRECTED/MAINTAINED: 38/1 WEAK HOT WATER PRESSURE AT MEN'S TOILET ROOM HAND SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE UNDER CITY PRESSURE.
  code 29
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST PROPERLY DATE/LABEL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN WALK-IN AND PREP COOLERS THAT HAVE BEEN COOKED/SLICED OR REMOVE FROM ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CABINETS IN REAR AND COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND INTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN-REMOVE DIRT/DUST FROM CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA AND WALLS AROUND SINKS/DISHMACHINE.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A SHIELD TO THE LIGHT IN FRONT OF THE 3-COMP. SINK AND REPLACE DAMAGED SHIELD NEXT TO THAT LIGHT.
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURE TAKING.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 18, 2011: 7 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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