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Melon Express Catering Co

August 29, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: 3-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE, AIR TEMP RECORDED AT 52F. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FROM UNIT AND HAVE IT SERVICED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN 3-DOOR REACH-IN COOLER: EGGS-45.1F, ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE-44.6F, SOUR CREAM-45.1F, HAM-45.5F, TURKEY 45,.4F. ALL POTENITALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DISCARDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: ALL MULTI-USE UTENSILS MUST BE PROPERLY STORED UP(INVERTED) OR OUT IN CONTAINERS.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: PAINT OR REPLACE ALL RUSTY STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AND STORAGE AREAS AND INSIDE COOLERS. PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP, ALL RUSTY SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES AND RUSTY EXTERIOR OF METAL STORAGE CABINET. REPLACE BROKEN GASKET ON 3RD DOOR TO 3-DOOR RECH-IN COOLER.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL PREP TABLES AND SHELVES, ALL STORAGE RACKS, INTERIORS OF ALL STORAGE CABINETS, EXTERIORS OF ALL DEEP FREEZERS, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF: OVENS, BAR B Q PITT, DEEP FRYERS, ALL COOLERS, AND MOP SINK.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS THROUGHOUT NEED CLEANING ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT(LOT'S OF DIRT BUILD-UP NOTICED).
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT EVERY ROOM NEED CLEANING, REPAIRING(HOLES AND OPENINGS, CRACKS IN CORNERS NOT SEALED), AND/OR PAINTING(REMOVE ALL CHIPPING PAINT). HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ATTACHED PIPES TO WALLS IN SAME AREA NEED CLEANING(EXCESSIVE GREASE BUILD-UP, DIRT AND FUSSY RESIDUE NOTICED). MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES, AREA BEHIND TOILET IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM, SEAL OR REPLACE ALL LOOSE AND MISSING BASE BOARDS. CLEAN THE INTERIORS OF ALL LIGHT SHIELDS(DIRT AND DUST BUILD-UP). CLEAN AND/OR PAINT ALL WINDOW LEDGES THROUGHOUT.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED ON PREMISES MUST BE KEPT CLEAN. MUST REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES FROM ESTABLISHMENT TO ELIMINATE THE CLUTTER. STORE MOP UPRIGHT WHEN NOT IN USE TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 19, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings 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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