Canvass Re-Inspection
Aug 13, 2025
Pass
0 recorded violations
No violations recorded in this inspection.
Official record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Aug 13, 2025 · Original Source
Restaurant · Chicago, IL
Nyc Bagel Deli - Dearborn
515 N Dearborn St
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5 inspectionsCanvass Re-Inspection
Apr 30, 2025
Fail
3 recorded violations
notedCode 16Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
Inspector’s notes
4-601.11(A): OBSERVED RUST ON UPPER INTERIOR(RIGHT AND FRONT) OF ICE MACHINE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY ICE, REMOVE RUST FROM UPPER INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED( NOTE: CITATION ISSUED ON 4/23/2025)
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsnotedCode 47Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
Inspector’s notes
4-101.19: OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED TO ELEVATE BOXES IN SMALL WESTSIDE STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsnotedCode 55Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
Inspector’s notes
6-501.11: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN SUCH AREAS AS ABOVE HOT WATER TANK, ABOVE PREP TABLE(IN BETWEEN MIXER AND ICE MACHINE) AND ABOVE REAR PREP HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA.
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsOfficial record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Apr 30, 2025 · Original Source
Canvass Re-Inspection
Apr 28, 2025
Fail
3 recorded violations
notedCode 16Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
Inspector’s notes
4-601.11(A): OBSERVED RUST ON UPPER INTERIOR(RIGHT AND FRONT) OF ICE MACHINE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY ICE, REMOVE RUST FROM UPPER INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED( NOTE : CITATION ISSUED ON 4/23/2025)
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsnotedCode 47Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
Inspector’s notes
4-101.19: OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED TO ELEVATE BOXES IN SMALL WESTSIDE STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsnotedCode 55Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
Inspector’s notes
6-501.11: OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN SUCH AREAS AS ABOVE HOT WATER TANK, ABOVE PREP TABLE(IN BETWEEN MIXER AND ICE MACHINE) AND ABOVE REAR PREP HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA.
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsOfficial record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Apr 28, 2025 · Original Source
Canvass
Apr 23, 2025
Fail
6 recorded violations
notedCode 16Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
Inspector’s notes
OBSERVED RUST ON UPPER INTERIOR(RIGHT AND FRONT) OF ICE MACHINE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY ICE, REMOVE RUST FROM UPPER INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsnotedCode 22Food temperature
Official wording
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
Inspector’s notes
OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 45.3-57.2F. OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, WHITE FISH(48.7F), CHICKEN(48.4-49.1F), BEEF(51.1F), HAM(48.0-51.8F), TURKEY(47.5-51.5F), TUNA(51.1F), CHEESE(45.3-47.3F), CUT CANTALOUPE AND CUT HONEYDEW MELON(46.4F), PASTA SALAD(52.2F), SALMON(52.0F), POTATO SALAD(45.5F), RAW EGGS IN SHELL(57.2F) AND LETTUCE LEAVES(50.9F) HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $167 WEIGHING 15LBS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
In plain English
Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.
More about food kept at an unsafe temperaturenotedCode 33Food temperature
Official wording
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Inspector’s notes
OBSERVED SMALL THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT(IN REAR PREP AREA) AND SMALL TWO DRAWER COLD HOLDING UNIT(IN FRONT PREP UNDERNEATH GRILL) AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. OBSERVED SMALL THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT(IN REAR PREP AREA) AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 56.5F AND OBSERVED SMALL TWO DRAWER COLD HOLDING UNIT(IN FRONT PREP UNDERNEATH GRILL) AT IMPROPER AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 53.4F. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS MUST BE MAINTAINED AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE HELD FOR INSPECTION TAGS PLACED ON SMALL THREE DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT(IN REAR PREP AREA) AND SMALL TWO DRAWER COLD HOLDING UNIT(IN FRONT PREP UNDERNEATH GRILL). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
In plain English
Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.
More about food kept at an unsafe temperaturenotedCode 38Pests
Official wording
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
Inspector’s notes
OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR PROPPED OPEN WITH PIECE OF CARDBOARD. CORRECTED ON SITE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR CLOSED BEFORE CONCLUSION OF INSPECTION TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
In plain English
The inspector found mice, rats, cockroaches, flies, or evidence of them (like droppings) inside the business, or conditions that could attract them. Pests can spread bacteria to food and surfaces, so this is treated as one of the more serious findings.
More about signs of rodents or insectsnotedCode 47Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
Inspector’s notes
OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED TO ELEVATE BOXES IN SMALL WESTSIDE STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsnotedCode 55Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
Inspector’s notes
OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN SUCH AREAS AS ABOVE HOT WATER TANK, ABOVE PREP TABLE(IN BETWEEN MIXER AND ICE MACHINE) AND ABOVE REAR PREP HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA.
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsOfficial record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Apr 23, 2025 · Original Source
Canvass
Jul 29, 2024
Pass
3 recorded violations
notedCode 39Contamination
Official wording
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
Inspector’s notes
Mop sink located next to large dough mixer, instructed to install a barrier in between.
In plain English
Food was stored or handled in a way that could let germs or other material get into it, such as raw meat stored above ready-to-eat food or uncovered food. Cross-contamination is a common cause of foodborne illness.
More about food not protected from contaminationnotedCode 47Cleaning and sanitizing
Official wording
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
Inspector’s notes
Using disposable cups as a scoop for sugar and salt, instructed to use proper scoops.
In plain English
Dishes, equipment, or surfaces that touch food were not properly washed, rinsed, and sanitized, or sanitizer was not at the right strength. Clean surfaces help stop germs from spreading to food.
More about cleaning or sanitizing problemsnotedCode 52Water, plumbing, and sewage
Official wording
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
Inspector’s notes
leak noted from AC condensation from ceiling near dish washing area, instructed to repair and maintain.
In plain English
The business had issues with hot or cold running water, plumbing, drains, backflow prevention, or sewage disposal. Some of these, like no hot water, can force a temporary closure until fixed.
More about water, plumbing, or sewage problemsOfficial record from Chicago Department of Public Health, Jul 29, 2024 · Original Source