Rich's Deli & Liquor, Inc

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 21, 2025
• address857 N Western Ave, Chicago 60622
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Rich's Deli & Liquor, Inc clean?

Rich's Deli & Liquor, Inc is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 21, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Rich's Deli & Liquor, Inc?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • PIC DOESN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (DELI MEATS SLICED,CHICKEN,CABBAGE,ETC) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012)
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 : OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS ON 1ST & 2ND FL. MUST ELEVATE AND STORE ON SHELVING UNITS .
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.11 : OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON FLOOR IN WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS ON 1ST & 2ND FL. MUST ELEVATE AND STORE ON SHELVING UNITS .
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D) : MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON PREP TABLES AND SHELVING UNITS.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-903.11 (A;B;D) : MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON PREP TABLES AND SHELVING UNITS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 : MUST REMOVE FOIL LINED ON SHELVING UNITS IN 2ND FL PREP AREA.MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE ON SALES FLOOR, WALK IN COOLERS ,2ND FL. DRY STORAGE AND BASEMENT. • 4-501.12 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN / DEEP GROOVES ON CUTTING BOARD ON 2ND FL. PREP AREA. • 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN PLEXI-GLASS ON HOT HOLDING UNIT,MISSING DOOR HANDLES ON DELI DISPLAY UNITS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • : 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE WHITE BUILD UP ON FANGUARD COVERS IN 2ND FL. WALK IN COOLER.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS & DIRT BUILD UP FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND STANDING POOLING WATER IN BASEMENT. • 6-501.114 : MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN 2ND FL. DRY FOOD STORAGE AREAS AND 1ST FL. DISH WASHING AREA. • 6-201.16 MUST SCRAPE CHIPPING PAINT ON CEILING IN 2ND FLOOR PREP AREA NEAR FREEZER.

When was Rich's Deli & Liquor, Inc last inspected?

Rich's Deli & Liquor, Inc has 27 inspections on record going back to September 23, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Rich's Deli & Liquor, Inc vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 42% of them.

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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 July 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.