Morry's Deli

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 5, 2025
• address5500 S Cornell Ave, Chicago 60637

Is Morry's Deli clean?

Morry's Deli is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 5, 2025. 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 Morry's Deli?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 5, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use • OBSERVED OPEN CUP OF COFFEE STORED ON PREP TABLE NEAR SLICER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLOSED LID CONTAINERS FOR BEVERAGES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED HOT TCS FOOD STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN HOT HOLDING UNIT, CHILI 124.5F, SOUP 123.6F. ALL HOT TCS FOOD MUST BE STORED AT 135F OR ABOVE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED COLD TCS FOOD STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE ON PREP TABLE, SLICED TOMATOES 60.8F, PASTRAMI 57.3F, CORNED BEEF 57.6F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY AND SERVICE. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED DISPLAY COOLER NOT MANTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 49.1F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY 7-38-005 CITATION ISSIED
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE OPERABLE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS NOT LABELED IN COOLERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4" GAP BETWEEN ENTRANCE/EXIT DOORS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS ON DOORS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED ICE BUILDUP ON COILS OF FRONT DISPLAY COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DEFROST AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF SLICERS, FRYERS, COOLERS, FREEZERS, PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE AT HAND WASHING SINK IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED MISSING ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR CERTIFIED MANAGER. ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST PROVIDE VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Morry's Deli last inspected?

Morry's Deli has 26 inspections on record going back to February 17, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Morry's Deli vs Hyde Park

Hyde Park runs 73% clean across 335 tracked restaurants — 243 clean, 69 mid, 21 cooked.

Against the 335 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 13% of them.

Other spots in Hyde Park

• ✓! Hyde Park Cafe Inc.
  mid · March 11, 2014
• ✓ Hyatt Place Chicago South
  clean · June 8, 2026
• ✓! Hyatt Place Chicago South
  mid · September 5, 2013
• ✓ Chipotle Mexican Grill
  clean · October 29, 2013
• ✓ Chipotle Mexican Grill
  clean · June 2, 2026
• ✓ Virtue
  clean · February 10, 2026

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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 5, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.