Sonny's Deli

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedOctober 6, 2011
• address280 S Columbus Dr, Chicago 60603

Is Sonny's Deli clean?

Sonny's Deli is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 6, 2011. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Sonny's Deli?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 6, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. ALL COOLER DOORS RUBBER GASKETS ARE BROKEN, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. ALL COOLER DOORS RUBBER GASKETS ARE BROKEN, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. FOOD STORAGE SHELVES NOT CLEAN, ACCUMULATED DUST AND DEBRIS, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALL BASE PLASTIC COVING DETACHED FROM WALL NEXT TO STORAGE ROOM DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL PROPERLY.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. WALL BASE PLASTIC COVING DETACHED FROM WALL NEXT TO STORAGE ROOM DOOR, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL PROPERLY.

When was Sonny's Deli last inspected?

Sonny's Deli has 3 inspections on record going back to April 19, 2010.

Sonny's Deli vs Loop

Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.

Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 October 6, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.