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Meli Cafe On Grand

September 11, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink issuescritical

Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
Inspector note: INADEQUATE UTENSILS SANITIZING. FOUND AN EMPLOYEE WASHING UTENSILS AT PREP AREA HAND WASH SINK, INSTRUCTED MGR TO WASH AND SANITIZE UTENSILS PROPERLY AT 3-COMP SINK, NO UTENSILS WASHING IS ALLOWED AT EXPOSED HAND SINK, CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.
code 8Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOUND MILK STORED IN A CLEAR GLASS CONTAINER INSIDE PREP COOLER, INSTRUCTED NOT TO TRANSFER DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER FOR STORING COOLER. SERIOUS CITION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: INADEQUATE INSECTS CONTROL, FOUND ABOUT 10 LIVE COCKROACHES IN FRESH JUICE AND DISH WASHING AREAS, SEVERAL DEAD ONES, ALSO 20 LIVE FRUIT FLIES IN SAME AREAS, INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE INSECTS ACTIVITY IN ALL AFFECTED AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
code 18
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MISSING A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN HAND SINK AND ICE BIN AT JUICE STAION, NO COVER AT ICE BIN AT SAME AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BOTH.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DEAD INSECTS UNDER DISH MACHINE AND JUICE BAR, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 5, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 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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