Meli Cafe & Juice Bar

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Found dials missing from flat top grill in kitchen. Must provide and maintain same.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Found small amount of dust accumulation on interior of fans in free standing coolers in kitchen. Must remove, clean and sanitize. Operator corrected during inspection.
  code 33
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Found 1 light out in hood over cook line. Must provide adequate lighting. Operator corrected during inspection. Must maintain same.
  code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 7, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

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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