Sams Food & Deli

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations4
• last inspectedJune 4, 2025
• address10658 S State St, Chicago 60628
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Sams Food & Deli clean?

Sams Food & Deli is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 4, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 4 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sams Food & Deli?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 4, 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 • 2-101.11 OBSERVED PIC, AT TIME OF INSPECTION, DOES NOT HAVE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED ALL PERSONS IN CHARGE MUST OBTAIN A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION #2.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHEN TCS FOOD (CHEESE 155.2F, GROUND BEEF 154.98F)) PREPARED AND SERVED. A CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AND VALID CERTIFICATE POSTED AT ALL TIMES TCS FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • 2-102.14 (O). OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-010.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNS AT THE HANDWASHING SINKS LOCATED IN TOILET ROOM AND IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-601.11 OBSERVED PRE-PACKAGED DESSERT LABELS WITHOUT BUSINESS NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING REUSED AS A PREPTABLE LINER AND GRILL LINER. OBSERVED CARDBOARD AND DORITOS BAGS TAPED TO THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAKE SURFACES EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-502.13 OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING REUSED AS A PREPTABLE LINER AND GRILL LINER. OBSERVED CARDBOARD AND DORITOS BAGS TAPED TO THE WALL. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAKE SURFACES EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS IN TOILET ROOM WITH ACCUMULATED DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED CLUTTER IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER IN THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS' CERTIFICATES FOR INSPECTORS REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS' CERTIFICATES FOR INSPECTORS REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS.

When was Sams Food & Deli last inspected?

Sams Food & Deli has 10 inspections on record going back to April 19, 2018.

Sams Food & Deli vs Roseland

Roseland runs 59% clean across 303 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 54 mid, 68 cooked.

Against the 303 spots Cooked tracks in Roseland, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 June 4, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.