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DELIS OF AMERICA INC

5440 N CUMBERLAND AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60656 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

DELIS OF AMERICA INC has been inspected 3 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since January 25, 2010. The most recent inspection, on August 8, 2011, found no infractions.

1 of 3 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control and Protecting food from contamination.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 8, 2010. For example: REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on January 25, 2010. For example: FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

3 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Consultation

    1 infraction

    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. REMAINS TO BE CORRECTED.
  3. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 16. FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION
      • All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN SALAD BAR NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION FROM CUSTOMERS,FOUND TUNA SALAD 2LBS,CHICKEN SALAD2LBS,MACARONI SALAD,2 LBS,MAYONNAISE,1LB,DRESSINGS 1LB FOODS NOT COVERED IN SALAD BAR,SNEEZEGUARD NOT LOW ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE FOOD;FOOD WAS DISCARDED,TAGGED SALAD BAR,MUST INSTALL SNEEZEGUARD LOW ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE FOOD FROM CUSTOMERS DURING DISPLAY,STORAGE,SERVICE;CITATION ISSUED;MUST FAX LETTER TO CDPH 312 746 4240 WHEN SNEEZEGUARD-(LOWER THAN EXISTING) HAS BEEN INSTALLED
    • 40. REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
      • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER IN THE COOLER,MUST CALIBRATE THERMOMETER

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