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Melon Express Catering Co
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 14, 2015
- address7108 S Oglesby Ave, Chicago 60649
- cuisineCatering
Is Melon Express Catering Co clean?
Melon Express Catering Co is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 14, 2015. 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 Melon Express Catering Co?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST CLEAN EXTERIOR OF DEEP FRYERS IN PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN THE WALL IN PREP AREA AT WALL BASE BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKWalls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN THE WALL IN PREP AREA AT WALL BASE BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK
When was Melon Express Catering Co last inspected?
Melon Express Catering Co has 13 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| July 14, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 9, 2015 | — | |
| August 29, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 19, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 17, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 7, 2012 | Fail | |
| January 5, 2011 | Pass | |
| January 4, 2011 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 12, 2010 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 5, 2010 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2010 | Pass |
Melon Express Catering Co vs South Shore
South Shore runs 35% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 96 clean, 21 mid, 158 cooked.
Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 July 14, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.