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Zeitlin's Delicatessen
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 7, 2025
- address2203 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago 60614
Is Zeitlin's Delicatessen clean?
Zeitlin's Delicatessen is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 7, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Zeitlin's Delicatessen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 7, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NOTED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION FOLLOWING THE NEW CODE AND GUIDELINES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE VERIFICATION OF POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE ONE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED TODAY
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • MANAGEMENT UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING UP VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ONE INCLUDING THE CHEMICALS AND SUPPLIES NEEDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • NOTED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF WITH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF DOOR (ABOUT 1/4 INCH). INSTRUCTED TO SEAL GAPS TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NOTED NO ONE COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE FRONT PREP AREA OF THE COFFE/CAPPUCCINO STATION. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A ONE COMPARTMENT SINK
When was Zeitlin's Delicatessen last inspected?
Zeitlin's Delicatessen has 1 inspection on record going back to October 7, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Zeitlin's Delicatessen vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 41% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 673 clean, 174 mid, 789 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 49% 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 7, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.