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Mei's Kitchen

March 5, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO VOMITOUS AND DIARRHEAL INCIDENT CLEAN UP KIT (GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS, SANITIZER) ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005.NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 5Priority
cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD NOT MEETING TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS, READY TO EAT 2 POUND PAN OF FOOD (CREAM CHEESE) AT 56.4-60 DEGREES INSIDE PREP REACH IN COOLER IN REAR PREP KITCHEN NEAR COOK LINE. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE COLD HOLDING MUST REMAIN AT 41 DEGREES F OR BELOW REQUIRED TEMPERATURE. PERSON IN CHARGE VOLUNTARY DISCARDED FOOD ITEMS NOT MEETING REQUIREMENTS. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. APPROX 2 POUNDS $20.
code 22
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED NOR A REMINDER AND A DISCLOSURE ON THE MENU FOR ALL PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDER COOKED (EGGS, BURGERS). INSTRUCTED TO POST A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND PROVIDE A REMINDER AND A DISCLOSURE ON ALL PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDER COOKED AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED
code 25
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED REACH IN COOLER NOT MEETING TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT IN REAR PREP KITCHEN ARE NEAR COOK LINE, REACH IN COOLER AT 57 DEGREES F. FACILITY MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN REACH IN COOLER AT REQUIRED COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED. TAGGED UNIT
code 33
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED ARTICLES AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS NOT UTILIZED FOR DAILY OPERATION IN REAR PREP KITCHEN OF FACILITY NOT MAINTAIN WITH ACCUMULATION OF FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST, ARTICLE STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR OF FACILITY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN REMOVE ITEMS AND STORE ITEMS 6 INCHES FROM FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 3, 2018: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 7 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.