Me Dee Cafe

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: FOUND EVIDENCE OF OLD GRAYISH COLOR MICE DROPPINGS IN THE BASEMENT NOT BEING USED AS A STORAGE, APPROXIMATELY OVER 30 TOTAL. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS,REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND HAVE ADDITIONAL INSPECTION BY PEST CONTROL TECHNICIAN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020. MANAGER ASKED ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE TO REMOVE THE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE AFFECTED AREAS DURING INSPECTION. BASEMENT IS NOW CLEANED AND FREE FROM MICE DROPPINGS AND FLOOR AS BEEN SANITIZED WITH CHLORINE.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST DEFROST CHEST FREEZER WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: HEAVY GREASE ACCUMULATED ON THE FILTER, CONNECTING TUBES AND HOOD IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REMOVE GREASE CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 18, 2017: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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