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First Merit Pavilion
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 17, 2016
- address1300 S Linn White Dr, Chicago 60605
- cuisineNortherly Island
Is First Merit Pavilion clean?
First Merit Pavilion is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 17, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at First Merit Pavilion?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER STORAGE/HOLDING TEMPERATURES: 3 CONTAINERS OF PICO DE GALLO (50.1F, 52.0F, 50.9F) IN COOLER AT POD 2; 30 CONTAINERS OF VEGETABLE BURRITOS AT 51.0F IN COOLER AT POD GRILL FOOD #1; 2 CONTAINERS OF PASTA SALAD AT VIP TENT IN COOLER AT 53.9F, AND 54.2F; CONTAINER OF POTATO SALAD AT 46.8F IN WALK IN COOLER; CONTAINER OF COLESLAW AT 52.1F, TRAY OF CUT MELON AT 54.1F AT COLD LINE VIP 2ND LEVEL; TRAY OF HAMBURGERS 107.1F AND TRAY OF COOKED BBQ CHICKEN 109.8F AT HOT HOLDING LINE VIP 2ND LEVEL. ALL PRODUCT VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPROX 60LBS, $500 VALUE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A CRITICAL
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NO SOAP AT EXPOSED HANDSINK AT VIP BAR AREA 2ND LEVEL. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION, OBSERVED MULTIPLE FOOD HANDLERS EXTENSIVELY HANDLING FOOD (PREPARING AND ASSEMBLING PASTA SALADS, CUTTING/SLICING VEGETABLES AND FRUITS INSIDE TENT WHICH IS AN UNAPPROVED LOCATION (OPEN AND FLIES PRESENT) . INSTD TO PREPARE ALL FOODS AT APPROVED PODS ONLY. CITATION ISSUESD 7-38-005A SERIOUS.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • PRE PACKAGED SANDWICH WRAPS NOT PROPERLY LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO PROPERLY DO SO.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • PRE PACKAGED SANDWICH WRAPS NOT PROPERLY LABELED OR DATED. INSTD TO PROPERLY DO SO.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTD TO RELOCATE SOAP DISPENSER AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER NEAR EXPOSED HANDSINK IN POD FOOD GRILL 1 TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. WALK-IN COOLER DOOR GASKET IN POOR REPAIR. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME AND HAVE TIGHT FITTING.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTD TO RELOCATE SOAP DISPENSER AND PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER NEAR EXPOSED HANDSINK IN POD FOOD GRILL 1 TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. WALK-IN COOLER DOOR GASKET IN POOR REPAIR. INSTD TO REPAIR SAME AND HAVE TIGHT FITTING.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • EXTERIOR SURFACES OF ALL NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AT POD 2 NOT CLEAN, DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • UNSUITABLE GROUND COVER WHERE BUN ROLLING CARTS STORED. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • UNSUITABLE GROUND COVER WHERE BUN ROLLING CARTS STORED. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • METAL STEM THERMOMETERS NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN EACH POD.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • METAL STEM THERMOMETERS NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN EACH POD.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • BEARD RESTRAINTS NEEDED FOR FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • BEARD RESTRAINTS NEEDED FOR FOOD HANDLERS WITH BEARDS.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER RECORDS, LOGS.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS NOT MET. INSTD TO PROVIDE PROPER RECORDS, LOGS.
When was First Merit Pavilion last inspected?
First Merit Pavilion has 3 inspections on record going back to May 27, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| June 17, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 27, 2016 | Pass |
First Merit Pavilion vs Near South Side
Near South Side runs 73% clean across 470 tracked restaurants — 338 clean, 92 mid, 36 cooked.
Against the 470 spots Cooked tracks in Near South Side, this one comes out cleaner than 10% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated June 17, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.