Melody Corporation is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 9, 2011. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Melody Corporation?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 9, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AND NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS CERTIFICATE ON SITE.NOTE THE ONE CERTIFICATE THAT IS ON SITE HAS EXPIRED LAST YEAR. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN 7-38-012 HOOOO63634 15 COURT DATE03/17/2011 9:00AM ROOM112 AT 400 WEST SUPORIOR CHICAGO, IL OR YOU MAY PAY THE FINE BY MAIL SEE THE BACK OF THE CITATION.
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN THE STORE SHELVES,COUNTERS AND ALL FOOD CONTAINERS HAS DUST BUILDUP.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN ALL THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN ALL THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES.
🏷️food improperly labeled
Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated. CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE TOILET AND SINK.
🧻grimy wiping cloths
Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • Cleaning equipment shall be properly stored away from food, utensils, equipment, and clean linens. FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF CLUTTER IN THE STORE.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGNIZE SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE.
When was Melody Corporation last inspected?
Melody Corporation has 2 inspections on record going back to February 9, 2011.
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 February 9, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.