Elea Mediterranean Food Market

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON PREMISES. PREMISES SLICE DELI MEATS. SERIOUS VIOLATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
  code 21
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: NO LABLES ON PREPACKAGED CHEESE,MIZHOPA WHEY CHEESE ON SHELVES OR FROZEN GREEK SAUSAGE INSIDE REACH IN FREEZER.MUST INSTALL PROPER LABELS.
  code 30
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR MONITORING FOOD TEMPERATURES.MUST PROVIDE.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: PREMISES CLEANING SUPPLIES STORED ON FLOOR IN FRONT OF 3-COMP SINK.MUST ORGANIZE OFF FLOORS.
  code 41
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT.MUST PROVIDE.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 19, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.