Mel-Bay Grocery

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN: PREP TABLES (TOPS AND BOTTOMS), INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, AND SHELVES INSIDE OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESS CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN THE FRONT NEAR THE REGISTER AND THE REAR IN THE PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEAN ALL CLUTTER, ORGANIZE, AND MAINTAIN AREAS AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED DIRTY FLOORS WITH LITTER AND DEBRIS AT FRONT BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER AND UNDERNEATH THE GROCERY STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 26, 2024: 2 findings 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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