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Meli Cafe On Grand

October 3, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings3
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED SMALL REACH IN COOLER IN SERVICE BAR AREA CONTAINING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD INCLUDING YOGURT AND CUT LEAFY GREENS INCLUDING SPINACH AND KALE AT 53.7F. COOLER WAS TAGGED. OBSERVED 6 DRAWER REACH IN COOLERS ON MAIN COOKING. FAR LEFT DRAWERS WERE MAINTAINING TEMPERATURE AT 38F BUT MIDDLE AND FAR RIGHT DRAWERS WERE NOT MAINTAINING TEMPERATURE AT 48.7F. SMALL REACH IN COOLER AND MIDDLE AND FAR RIGHT DRAWERS WERE TAGGED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE INCLUDING YOGURT 3 LBS OF YOGURT AT 53.4F VALUED AT $10, 2 LBS OF CUT LEAFY GREENS INCLUDING SPINACH AND KALE VALUED AT $5. 10 LBS OF CORNED BEEF HAS VALUED AT $25 AT 48.3F. 3 LBS OF CHICKEN AT 48.7F VALUED AT $15. ALL FOOD WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED. OBSERVED 1LB OF GRILLED ONIONS VALUED AT $2 AND 1 LB OF COOKED SPINACH VALUED AT $2 AT 115.0F IN HOT HOLDING UNIT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED NON HANDLED SCOOPS FOUND WITHIN FOOD ON COOKING LINE AND WITHIN FRUIT TO MAKE SMOOTHIES. MUST USE LONG HANDLED SCOOPS SO THAT THE HANDLE IS KEPT OUT OF THE FOOD PRODUCT TO PROTECT THE FOOD FROM CONTAMINATION.
code 32

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 2, 2017: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding 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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