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Humboldt Haus Deli & Liquor

October 10, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN BASEMENT WITH A BUILD-UP OF BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE, DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES STORED BELOW ICE BIN.ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
code 16
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO ABIENT AIR THERMOMETERS IN REACH COOLERS THROUGHOUT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: OBSERVED GRAB & GO FOOD ITEMS ON DISPLAY NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS WITH IDENTITY, NET WEIGHT, INGREDIENTS, LIST MAJOR ALLERGENS, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS WHERE MADE AND PACKAGED, AND PACKAGE AND REPACKAGED & CONSUMPTION DATES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 37
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED IN BASEMENT STORAGE EQUIPMENT NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
code 44
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used

Inspector note: OBSERVED SEWAGE LINES OVER FOOD AND SINGLE-USE ITEMS IN THE BASEMENT NOT PROPERLY SHIELDED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. NOTED BASEMENT STORAGE ALSO HAS OPEN EXPOSED BRICK WALLS AND EXPOSED BREAKING WOOD CEILING THAT ARE CRUMBLING ONTO SINGLE USE ITEMS MUST PROVIDE BARRIER MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SHIELD THE SEWAGE LINES TO INTERCEPT POTENTIAL DRIPS OR REMOVE THE ITEMS STORED BENEATH THE SEWAGE LINES.
code 45
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK CRATES AND PALLETS BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND BASEMENT STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. • CARDBOARD AND UNTREATED WOOD USED AS LINER ON STORAGE RACKS IN BASEMENT STORAGE RACKS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE AND QUICK OVENS NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE PREP AND BASEMENT PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 47
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS IN ALL-GENDER WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPOSED BRICK WALLS IN THE BASEMENT STORAGE AND PREP AREAS OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO COVER AS WALLS SHOULD BE SEALED,SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 29, 2024: 8 findings appeared for the first time. 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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