Meli Cafe On Grand

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-101.19: OBSERVED CARDBOARD USED AT BASE OF CABINET IN STAGING AREA OF DINING ROOM AS SHELF LINER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD AS SHELF LINER, NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-205.15: OBSERVED LEAKING DRAIN PIPE OF COMPARTMENT NEXT TO GREASE TRAP OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 21, 2024: 2 findings recurred. 6 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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