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Szymanski Deli & Liquor
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 1, 2020
- address6016 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60634
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Szymanski Deli & Liquor clean?
Szymanski Deli & Liquor is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 1, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Szymanski Deli & Liquor?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 1, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE DISH WASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK (2ND FLOOR KITCHEN AREA).INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE 3 ADEQUATE WORKING SINK STOPPERS AND TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WASHROOMS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WASHROOMS. • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THE WASHROOM DOOR (2ND FLOOR KITCHEN AREA).INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR AND TO MAINTAIN.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WASHROOMS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WASHROOMS. • OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THE WASHROOM DOOR (2ND FLOOR KITCHEN AREA).INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR AND TO MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MISSING END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS AT FRONT DELI FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND TO MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED MISSING END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS AT FRONT DELI FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND TO MAINTAIN.
When was Szymanski Deli & Liquor last inspected?
Szymanski Deli & Liquor has 20 inspections on record going back to March 18, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| September 1, 2020 | Pass | |
| August 25, 2020 | Fail | |
| April 16, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 14, 2020 | Fail | |
| April 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 27, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 20, 2017 | Fail | |
| February 24, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 17, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 22, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 17, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Szymanski Deli & Liquor vs Portage Park
Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.
Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 September 1, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.