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Melrose Diner
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 13, 2017
- address3231-3233 N Broadway, Chicago 60657
Is Melrose Diner clean?
Melrose Diner is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 13, 2017. 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 Melrose Diner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 13, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED HALF OF THE BASEMENT SUMP PUMP COVER IS MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FULL COVER. OBSERVED WOODEN PALLETS BEING USED AS FLOOR COVING IN FRONT OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. NOTED THE PALLETS TO BE ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE PALLETS AND PROVIDE A FLOOR COVERING THAT IS NON-ABSORBENT, EASILY CLEANABLE AND DURABLE.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED HALF OF THE BASEMENT SUMP PUMP COVER IS MISSING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FULL COVER. OBSERVED WOODEN PALLETS BEING USED AS FLOOR COVING IN FRONT OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT. NOTED THE PALLETS TO BE ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE PALLETS AND PROVIDE A FLOOR COVERING THAT IS NON-ABSORBENT, EASILY CLEANABLE AND DURABLE.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE HOOD, ESPECIALLY OVER THE STOVE AND FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE HOOD, ESPECIALLY OVER THE STOVE AND FRYERS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED ADDITIONAL CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT, INCLUDING EXTRA CHAIRS, TABLES, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. THE STORAGE OF THESE ITEMS PREVENTS ACCESS TO A PORTION OF THE BASEMENT (THERE IS NOT PATH BIG ENOUGH TO WALK THROUGH TO GET TO THE FAR WALLS). INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY MATERIALS FROM PREMISES AND ORGANIZE ALL STORAGE TO BE 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR. MUST ELIMINATE POSSIBLE PEST HARBORAGE AREAS.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP BEING STORED IMPROPERLY ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE SANITARY CONTAINER FOR THE ICE SCOOP.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • OBSERVED ICE SCOOP BEING STORED IMPROPERLY ON TOP OF THE ICE MACHINE. MUST PROVIDE SANITARY CONTAINER FOR THE ICE SCOOP.
When was Melrose Diner last inspected?
Melrose Diner has 13 inspections on record going back to July 30, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| April 13, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 14, 2017 | Fail | |
| February 7, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 17, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 15, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 3, 2016 | Fail | |
| March 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| March 23, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 15, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 6, 2015 | Pass |
Melrose Diner vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, 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 April 13, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.