Halsted Street Deli

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• 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 EVIDENCE OF LIVE ROACH ACTIVITY IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS. IN THE REAR PREP AREA FOUND 1 ROACH ON WALL ABOVE THE SLICER, IN FRONT PREP AREA FOUND 4-5 LIVE ROACHES AND 1 LIVE ROACH IN THE DINING ROOM. SEVERVAL DEAD ROACHES WERE FOUNF THROUGH OUT PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL CABINETS AND COUNTER TOPS. ALL WHEEL BASES IN NEED OF CLEANING. MUST CLEAN TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGH OUT IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS AND BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: WALLS AND CEILINGS IN BOTH FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DUST AND GREASE BUILD UP. AREA WHERE CONVECTION OVEN, PANINI MACHINE AND TOASTER IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL EVIDENCE OF SMOKE DAMAGE. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: ALL FLOOR DRAINS AND GREASE CONTAINER IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL BUILD UP. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 27, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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