Meli Cafe On Dearborn

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 17, 2026 →
• address500 S Dearborn St, Chicago 60605

Is Meli Cafe On Dearborn clean?

Meli Cafe On Dearborn is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 17, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Meli Cafe On Dearborn?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

When was Meli Cafe On Dearborn last inspected?

Meli Cafe On Dearborn has 22 inspections on record going back to December 9, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Meli Cafe On Dearborn vs Loop

Loop runs 81% clean across 1,996 tracked restaurants — 1,595 clean, 329 mid, 43 cooked.

Against the 1,996 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 13% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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