A.P. Deli
10758 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60628
Restaurant ZIP 60628 Risk 1 (High)
Pass with Conditions · as of Aug 6, 2026
A.P. Deli was last inspected on August 6, 2026 with a result of “Pass w/ Conditions”. Inspectors found 10 violations, 2 of them critical, including signs of pests.
Latest inspection
August 6, 2026 · Canvass
Result: Pass w/ Conditions
2 critical6 general2 paperwork-
CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hands weren’t washed properly or when required.
Inspector’s note: Found food handlers multi-tasking, handling cash transactions, putting on hairnets, touching body/phones and putting on gloves without washing hands. Instructed to properly wash hands whenever multi-tasking, putting on gloves, touching body/phones, etc. Priority 7-38-010 citation issued
Official wording (code 8)
Hands clean & properly washed
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CriticalHygiene & sanitation
Hand sinks were missing, blocked, or not stocked with soap and towels.
Inspector’s note: Found no handwashing cleanser at the hand-washing sink in the prep area. Instructed to always have handwashing cleanser at all hand-washing sinks and to use it. Mod sent an employee to the store to pick up some hand soap. Priority foundation 7-38-030(c) citation issued
Official wording (code 10)
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
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GeneralPests
Insects, rodents, or animals were present, or the building wasn’t sealed against them.
Inspector’s note: Found a fly strip hanging in the rear prep area. Intructed to remove and refrain from hanging fly strips in the food prep area. Maintain same.
Official wording (code 38)
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
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GeneralHygiene & sanitation
Gloves weren’t used properly.
Inspector’s note: Found food handlers putting on gloves without washing their hands. Instructed to wash hands before and after wearing gloves. Maintain same.
Official wording (code 46)
Gloves used properly
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Found the storage racks inside the walk in cooler with rust. Instructed to remove rust or replace rack to maintain a rust-free, smooth and easily cleanable surface.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.
Inspector’s note: Found a large pot too big to be submersed in the 3-compartment sink. Instructed to provide a clean in place (cip) procedure for how all utensils too large to adequately be washed, rinsed and sanitized in the 3-compartment sink is properly cleaned. Maintain same.
Official wording (code 47)
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Equipment and surfaces were dirty.
Inspector’s note: Found the interior of the fryer with grease and charred materials. Instructed to clean and maintain fryer.
Official wording (code 49)
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
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GeneralFacility upkeep
Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.
Inspector’s note: Found the mop sink in the rear with no back flow prevention device. Instructed to provide and maintain sink with a back flow prevention device.
Official wording (code 51)
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
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PaperworkManagement & training
Not all food employees had food-handler training.
Inspector’s note: Found food handler on site with no proof she met the food handler's requirements. Instructed to obtain and maintain a valid food handler's certificate.
Official wording (code 57)
All food employees have food handler training
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PaperworkManagement & training
Required allergen training was missing.
Inspector’s note: Found the cfm on site has no allergen training certificate. Intructed to obtain and maintain a valid allergen training certificate.
Official wording (code 58)
Allergen training as required
Inspection history
3 inspections on record
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Pass
License · Pass
No violations
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Not Ready
License · Not Ready
No violations
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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 3 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.