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Nathan's Deli
581 E Jefferson Ave

Food Service Establishment

StatusNot Licensed
License typeFixed Establishment
State license number035186
OwnerMARE MARTINI
Complexity levelHigh
Review frequencyEvery 150 days

15 Inspections
Since 8-1-2016

09-22-2023
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
0 violations cited

03-06-2023
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
0 violations cited

02-07-2023
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
0 violations cited

07-12-2022
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
0 violations cited

02-09-2022
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
0 violations cited

05-12-2021
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
1 violation cited :
Code 3-301.11
Ready-to-eat food(s) handled with bare hands
FULL FOOD CODE:
(A) To prevent food contamination FOOD EMPLOYEES shall properly wash their hands. (B) FOOD EMPLOYEES may not contact exposed, READY-TO-EAT FOOD with their bare hands and shall use suitable UTENSILS such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing EQUIPMENT. (P) (C) FOOD EMPLOYEES shall minimize bare hand and arm contact with exposed FOOD that is not in a READY-TO-EAT form. (Pf)
Priority
Corrected on 10-15-2025

09-02-2020
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
1 violation cited :
Code 3-301.11
Ready-to-eat food(s) handled with bare hands
FULL FOOD CODE:
(A) To prevent food contamination FOOD EMPLOYEES shall properly wash their hands. (B) FOOD EMPLOYEES may not contact exposed, READY-TO-EAT FOOD with their bare hands and shall use suitable UTENSILS such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing EQUIPMENT. (P) (C) FOOD EMPLOYEES shall minimize bare hand and arm contact with exposed FOOD that is not in a READY-TO-EAT form. (Pf)
Priority
Corrected on 10-15-2025

03-23-2020
COVID19-temp closed

OutcomeCompliant
0 violations cited

02-11-2020
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
3 violations cited :
Code 3-301.11
Ready-to-eat food(s) handled with bare hands
FULL FOOD CODE:
(A) To prevent food contamination FOOD EMPLOYEES shall properly wash their hands. (B) FOOD EMPLOYEES may not contact exposed, READY-TO-EAT FOOD with their bare hands and shall use suitable UTENSILS such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing EQUIPMENT. (P) (C) FOOD EMPLOYEES shall minimize bare hand and arm contact with exposed FOOD that is not in a READY-TO-EAT form. (Pf)
Priority
Corrected on 10-15-2025
Code 3-101.11
Food dishonestly presented
FULL FOOD CODE:
FOOD shall be safe, unADULTERATED and honestly presented. (P)
Priority
Corrected on 10-15-2025
Code 6-501.11
Physical facilities in poor repair cracked
FULL FOOD CODE:
PHYSICAL FACILITIES shall be maintained in good repair.
Core
Not corrected

08-05-2019
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
1 violation cited :
Code 6-501.11
Physical facilities in poor repair cracked
FULL FOOD CODE:
PHYSICAL FACILITIES shall be maintained in good repair.
Core
Not corrected

02-05-2019
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
2 violations cited :
Code 4-601.11
Food-contact surface(s) soiled
FULL FOOD CODE:
(A) EQUIPMENT FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES and UTENSILS shall be clean to sight and touch. (Pf) (B) The FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of cooking EQUIPMENT and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations. (C) NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, FOOD residue, and other debris.
Priority Foundation
Corrected on 10-15-2025
Code 6-501.11
Physical facilities in poor repair cracked
FULL FOOD CODE:
PHYSICAL FACILITIES shall be maintained in good repair.
Core
Not corrected

07-20-2018
Routine Inspection

OutcomeNot compliant
5 violations cited :
Code 4-702.11
Clean utensil(s) and food-contact surface(s) not sanitized
FULL FOOD CODE:
UTENSILS and FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be SANITIZED before use after cleaning. (P)
Priority
Corrected on 10-15-2025
Code 7-204.11
Sanitizer(s) do not comply with law
FULL FOOD CODE:
Chemical SANITIZERS and other chemical antimicrobials applied to FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES shall meet the requirements specified in this code. (P)
Priority
Not corrected
Code 4-601.11
Food-contact surface(s) soiled
FULL FOOD CODE:
(A) EQUIPMENT FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES and UTENSILS shall be clean to sight and touch. (Pf) (B) The FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of cooking EQUIPMENT and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations. (C) NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, FOOD residue, and other debris.
Priority Foundation
Corrected on 10-15-2025
Code MFL289.2129
Person-in-charge
FULL FOOD CODE:
Sec. 2129. (1) All food establishments shall employ a minimum of 1 managerial employee as a food safety manager, who must be an individual who is currently certified under a personnel certification program accredited by the American National Standards Institute, utilizing the Conference for Food Protection standards: (2) Beginning January 14, 2017 and every 5 years thereafter, a certified food safety manager who supervises the operations of a food service establishment shall have completed a food safety training program containing an allergen awareness component that has been approved by the department. A food service establishment shall retain records on the site of the food service establishment documenting compliance of its certified food safety managers with this subsection.
Core
Not corrected
Code 6-501.11
Physical facilities in poor repair cracked
FULL FOOD CODE:
PHYSICAL FACILITIES shall be maintained in good repair.
Core
Not corrected

10-03-2017
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
2 violations cited :
Code 3-501.16
Hot food item(s) stored below 135 degrees f
FULL FOOD CODE:
Except during preparation, cooking, or cooling, or when time is used as the public health control POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD (TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD) shall be maintained: (A) 135ºF or above, except that roasts properly cooked and cooled may be held at a temperature of 130ºF; or (P) (B) At 41ºF or less (P)
Priority
Corrected on 10-15-2025
Code 6-501.11
Physical facilities in poor repair cracked
FULL FOOD CODE:
PHYSICAL FACILITIES shall be maintained in good repair.
Core
Not corrected

03-17-2017
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
4 violations cited :
Code 4-702.11
Clean utensil(s) and food-contact surface(s) not sanitized
FULL FOOD CODE:
UTENSILS and FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be SANITIZED before use after cleaning. (P)
Priority
Corrected on 10-15-2025
Code 3-301.11
Ready-to-eat food(s) handled with bare hands
FULL FOOD CODE:
(A) To prevent food contamination FOOD EMPLOYEES shall properly wash their hands. (B) FOOD EMPLOYEES may not contact exposed, READY-TO-EAT FOOD with their bare hands and shall use suitable UTENSILS such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing EQUIPMENT. (P) (C) FOOD EMPLOYEES shall minimize bare hand and arm contact with exposed FOOD that is not in a READY-TO-EAT form. (Pf)
Priority
Corrected on 10-15-2025
Code 4-603.16
Washed equipment/utensil(s) not rinsed after washing and before sanitizing
FULL FOOD CODE:
Washed UTENSILS and EQUIPMENT shall be rinsed so that abrasives are removed and cleaning chemicals are removed or diluted through the use of water or a detergent-SANITIZER solution by APPROVED procedures.
Core
Corrected on 10-15-2025
Code 6-501.11
Physical facilities wall s in poor repair
FULL FOOD CODE:
PHYSICAL FACILITIES shall be maintained in good repair.
Core
Not corrected

09-21-2016
Routine Inspection

OutcomeCompliant
1 violation cited :
Code 6-202.15
Outer opening(s) door s not provided with screening that is sixteen mesh to the inch or greater
FULL FOOD CODE:
Outer openings of a FOOD ESTABLISHMENT shall be protected against the entry of insects and rodents. Unless otherwise allowed by law.
Core
Not corrected
About inspections
A restaurant is compliant when zero Priority or Priority Foundation violations are cited during an inspection, or when all are corrected; Core violations will be reviewed at the next routine inspection and are not required to be corrected to be in compliance.

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Built using open data | Site last updated 10-15-2025 with inspection data thru 09-22-2025.