The Delta

September 23, 2025 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeLicense
  • failed findings11
  • critical findings1

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Failed findings

  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)
    code 3Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESSIVE PINK BUILD UP ON INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE AND DRIPPING ONTO ICE.MUST REMOVE ICE CLEAN AND SANITIZE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)
    code 16
  • Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
    Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD ON BOTH SIDES OF MOPSINK NEXT TO DISH STORAGE RACKS AND 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.
    code 39
  • Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
    Inspector note: MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON DISH STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT.
    code 44
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST REMOVE RUST FROM LOWER SHELVING UNITS OF PREP TABLES IN BASEMENT. • MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK .MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON GLASS REACH IN COOLER IN BAR AREA.
    code 47
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM CHEST FREEZER,WALL POTATO PEELER.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE TO BE SEEN FOR SERVICING.
    code 51
  • Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed
    Inspector note: OBSERVED GREASE TRAP OVERFLOWING AND POOLING WATER ONTO FLOOR WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM BASEMENT 3- COMPARTMENT SINK MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY 7-38-030(C)
    code 52
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: MUST SEAL GAPS UNDERNEATH COUNTER TOPS IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA,GAPS ALONG WALL BASES IN BAR AREA,HOLES IN WALLS AT STAINLESS STEELE WALL PANELS AT COOKING EQUIPMENT. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WOOD FLOORING IN POOR REPAIR 1ST FL. AND PEELING PAINT ON FLOORS IN BASEMENT PREP /DISH WASHING AREA.MUST SCRAPE PEELING PAINT ON WALL IN BASEMENT TOILET ROOM.
    code 55
  • Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
    Inspector note: MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS IN BASEMENT PREP/DISH WASHING AREA.
    code 56
  • allergen training missing
    Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
    Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
    code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Not Ready on August 25, 2025: 11 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

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