Mellos Peanut Company

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 17, 2017
• address1880 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago 60614
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Mellos Peanut Company clean?

Mellos Peanut Company is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 17, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Mellos Peanut Company?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 17, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • MUST INSTALL HAND SINK IN UTENSIL WASHING AND REPACKAGING AREA, WITH HOT & COLD WATER, WITH DRYING DEVICE OR PAPER TOWELS, AND MAINTAIN. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED EXTERIOR FRONT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOFED, 1/4" GAP AT TOP, BOTTOM AND DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL PROPER THRESHOLD TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY. ALSO, NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE FOR LOCATION DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LOG BOOK ON SITE AT ALL TIMES AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
• ⚠️Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • OBSERVED NO 3-COMP SINK ON PREMISES TO CLEAN SMALL WARES FOR OPEN CHOCOLATES. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL 3-COMP SINK WITH ATTACH METAL DRAIN BOARD AND GREASE TRAP, TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE SMALL WARES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
  Dish Washing Facilities: Properly Designed, Constructed, Maintained, Installed, Located And Operated • OBSERVED NO 3-COMP SINK ON PREMISES TO CLEAN SMALL WARES FOR OPEN CHOCOLATES. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL 3-COMP SINK WITH ATTACH METAL DRAIN BOARD AND GREASE TRAP, TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE SMALL WARES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REMOVE CARPET IN DRY STORAGE AREA, WHERE FOOD AND BEVERAGES ARE STORED, DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, DIRT AND DEBRIS PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST REMOVE CARPET IN DRY STORAGE AREA, WHERE FOOD AND BEVERAGES ARE STORED, DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES, DIRT AND DEBRIS PRESENT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR ALL UNFINISHED WALLS AND INSTALL CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES WHERE NEEDED AND MAINTAIN.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST REPAIR ALL UNFINISHED WALLS AND INSTALL CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PREMISES WHERE NEEDED AND MAINTAIN.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR LEAK FROM BACK FLOW PREVENTER DEVICE AT MOP SINK. REPAIR VENTILATION FANS IN BOTH TOILET ROOMS IN REAR. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE CLUTTER FROM OFFICES IN REAR, INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ITEMS 6" OFF FLOORS TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️No Smoking Regulations • MUST POST 'NO SMOKING' SIGNS AT ALL ENTRANCES AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDNANCE 7-32-020(B).
  No Smoking Regulations • MUST POST 'NO SMOKING' SIGNS AT ALL ENTRANCES AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDNANCE 7-32-020(B).

When was Mellos Peanut Company last inspected?

Mellos Peanut Company has 1 inspection on record going back to May 17, 2017.

Mellos Peanut Company vs Logan Square

Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.

Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 46% 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.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 17, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.