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Meli Cafe On Grand

February 15, 2023 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND SINK BLOCKED BY LARGE GARBAGE CAN NEAR ICE MACHINE-----AND-----OBSERVED JUICE CONTAINERS INSIDE HAND SINK IN BAR AREA. ITEMS WERE RELCOATED ON SITE. DISCUSSED WITH MANAGERS THAT ALL HAND SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION ISSUED.
code 10Priority
certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NO ORIGINAL AND VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE WAS POSTED NOR PROVIDED ON SITE FOR THE PRESENT MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE TCS FOODS SUCH AS RAW EGGS WERE PREPARED AND MADE ON SITE. NO VALID DOCCUMENTATION ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. A LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN FOOD IS HANDLED. -AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 AM THE CITY CERTIFIED MANAGER ARRIVED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
food left unprotected

Official wording: Food Separated And Protected
Inspector note: READY TO EAT FOODS SUCH AS COOKED POTAOTES ARE STORED BELOW RAW EGGS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED RAW EGGS STORED ABOVE RAW BEEF IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. RAW EGGS MUST BE STORED ON THE BOTTOM SHELF AND AWAY FROM READY TO EAT FOODS TO PROTECT FROM CROSS CONTAMINATION. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, RAWW EGGS WERE RELOACTED TO THE BOTTOM SHELF. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 15
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: THERMOMETERS IS NOT PROVIDED IN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS. COLD/HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT USED FOR TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY SHALL HAVE AT LEAST ONE THERMOMETER IN AN EASILY VIEWED LOCATION. THERMOMETERS PROVIDED ON SITE.
code 36
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED 6 DEAD ROACHES ON FLOOR BETWEEN THE ICE MACHINE AND HAND SINK ACROSS. FACILITY MUST REMOVE DEAD ROACHES FROM THE FLOOR. CLEAN, MAINTAIN, AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH A LICENSE PEST CONTROL COMPANY TO MINIMIZE ACTIVITY.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: IN-USE WIPING CLOTHS ARE NOT STORED PROPERLY. FOUND ON ALL PREP SURFACES CLOTHS USED TO WIPE SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT SHALL BE HELD IN A PROPER SANITIZER SOLUTION. CLOTHS IN-USE FOR WIPING SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH RAW ANIMAL FOODS SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE FROM CLOTHS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. IN-USE CLOTHS MUST BE LAUNDERED DAILIY.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED STAND UP COOLER AND STAND UP FREEZER SOILED WITH DEBRIS INSIDE OF BOTTOM UNITS. FACILITY MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE INSIDE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on November 28, 2022: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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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