Meli Cafe & Juice Bar

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL JUICERS AT JUICE BAR AREA. MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE LID LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAKY COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE AT 3COMP SINK ON THE 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN AREA.
  code 38
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE AN ICE RECEPTACLE HOLDER FOR THE ICE SCOOPER IN THE JUICE BAR AREA AT ALL TIMES.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 11, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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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