Julius Meinl

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 30, 2016
• address211 E Ontario St, Chicago 60611

Is Julius Meinl clean?

Julius Meinl is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 30, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Julius Meinl?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 30, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ONSITE WHILE SERVING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS I.E. CHEESE, MILK, DELI MEAT, ETC. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ONSITE AT ALL TIMES WITH THE CERTIFICATE CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED IN PLAIN VIEWING SITE OF CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012
• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED A CUP INSIDE A BAG OF GRANOLA USED FOR DISPENING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO USE A HANDLED SCOOP WITH THE HANDLE STORED IN A SEPERATE CONTAINER OR IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE UP AT ALL TIMES TO AVOID CONTAMINATION.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • OBSERVED A CUP INSIDE A BAG OF GRANOLA USED FOR DISPENING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO USE A HANDLED SCOOP WITH THE HANDLE STORED IN A SEPERATE CONTAINER OR IN THE FOOD WITH THE HANDLE UP AT ALL TIMES TO AVOID CONTAMINATION.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED A MISSING CEILING TILE IN THE REAR OUTSIDE OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING TILE TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED A MISSING CEILING TILE IN THE REAR OUTSIDE OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING TILE TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • NO FUNCTIONAL LIGHTS INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE NEW LIGHT BULBS FOR THE WALK-IN FREEZER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED A LEAK UNDER THE MIDDLE COMPARMTENT OF THE 3-COMPARMTENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT A PLUMBER TO REPAIR THE SINK AND MAINTAIN.

When was Julius Meinl last inspected?

Julius Meinl has 6 inspections on record going back to April 11, 2014.

Julius Meinl vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 November 30, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.