Three Sisters Deli is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 10, 2012. 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 Three Sisters Deli?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 10, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD(COOKED MEAT,CABBAGE ROLLS REFILLED WITH RICE, COOKED RICE)ARE STORED ON TOP PREP AREA, ALSO OBSERVED EMPLOYEE SERVING/SLICING LUNCH MEAT(TURKEY, HAM), READY TO EAT FOOD. A CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLER MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES WHEN FOOD IS PREPARED SERVED AND STORED. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-38-012.
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM THE WIRE RACK SHELVINGS IN THE 4 DOOR IN REACH COOLER AND MAINTAIN. MUST REPAIR LOOSE AND RIPPED OFF RUBBER GASKET OF THE CHEST FREEZE(ONE OF THE TWO CHEST FREEZER) IN THE STORAGE ROOM. RIPPED OFF SCREEN ON THE EXIT DOOR. MUST REPLACE. MUST INSTALL SPLASHUARD BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE RUST FROM THE WIRE RACK SHELVINGS IN THE 4 DOOR IN REACH COOLER AND MAINTAIN. MUST REPAIR LOOSE AND RIPPED OFF RUBBER GASKET OF THE CHEST FREEZE(ONE OF THE TWO CHEST FREEZER) IN THE STORAGE ROOM. RIPPED OFF SCREEN ON THE EXIT DOOR. MUST REPLACE. MUST INSTALL SPLASHUARD BETWEEN THE PREP TABLE AND THE EXPOSED HAND SINK.
🌡️thermometers missing
Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AND END CAPS ON THE LIGHT BULBS IN THE DAIRY(CHEESE AND YOGURT)CASE. MUST PROVIDE. MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT SHIELD IN ONE OF THE LIGHT BULB IN THE FISH DISPLAY COOLER AND MISSING END CAPS IN THE SAUSAGE CAKE AND FISH DISPLAY CASE. MUST REPLACE AND PROVIDE END CAPS.
When was Three Sisters Deli last inspected?
Three Sisters Deli has 6 inspections on record going back to January 27, 2011.
date
result
score
September 11, 2013
closed by the city
August 27, 2013
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July 10, 2012
Pass w/ Conditions
June 15, 2012
Pass
February 7, 2011
Pass
January 27, 2011
Fail
Three Sisters Deli vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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 10, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.