Meli Cafe & Juice Bar

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: 6-301.14: **C** Handwashing Signage FOUND NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED AT FOOD PREP/DISH ON 1ST FLOOR. ALSO NOTED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT HANDWASHING SINK LOCATED AT MENS TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  code 10Priority
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
  Inspector note: OBSERVED STEAK AND EGGS ON MENU SAID ITEMS CAN BE ORDERED UNDER COOKED. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE FOOTNOTE, DISCLOSURE ( WRITTEN DISCLOSURE AND DISCLOSURE BY ASTERISK) AND REMINDER FOR MENU ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDER COOKED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.7-38-005
  code 25
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: FOUND ALL SHELVES LOCATED IN WALK IN COOLER FILLED WITH UNKNOWN GREY, BLACK AND WHITE SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: FOUND WASH AND RINSE BASIN AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ON 1ST FLOOR IN FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA UNABLE TO HOLD WATER, FOUND BUILT IN STOPPER AT SAID BASINS INOPERABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. FOUND HANDLE FOR BUILT IN STOPPER AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN BASEMENT MISSING AT 2 OUT OF 2 BASINS. FOUND WATER PROFUSELY LEAKING FROM MIDDLE BASIN WHERE STOPPER HANDLE IS MISSING. FOUND 2 OUT OF 3 BASINS UNABLE TO HOLD WATER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: FOUND LIGHT SHIELD IN FRONT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ON HOTLINE BROKEN . INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE TO PREVENT PHYSICAL CONTAMINATION.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 22, 2022: 5 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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