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Melrose Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 30, 2015
- address3233 N Broadway, Chicago 60657
Is Melrose Restaurant clean?
Melrose Restaurant is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 30, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Melrose Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 30, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • OBSERVED 3 JUICING MACHINES (JUICE TO ORDER ONLY, NO BOTTLING/CAPPING) ON A PREP TABLE DIRECTLY NEAR CUSTOMER SEATING AND THE PATHWAY TO THE WASHROOMS WITHOUT ANY BARRIERS OR PROTECTION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CEASE OPERATION IN SAID LOCATION AND EITHER MOVE JUICING TO A PROTECTED PREP AREA, WITH AN EXPOSED HANDSINK, OR TO CEASE ALTOGETHER. FACILITY CEASED OPERATION AT TIME OF INSPECTION. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
- ☠️toxic items stored near foodNo Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • OBSERVED 21 COCKROACHES ON SITE (5 IN BASEMENT AND 16 IN THE FIRST FLOOR REAR PREP AREAS). ALSO OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 FRUIT FLIES IN VARIOUS AREAS ON SITE (KITCHEN, DINING ROOM, PREP AREAS). INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE ALL PESTS AND ANY EVIDENCE OF PESTS AND TO MAINTAIN. RECOMMENDED FACILITY CONTACT A LICENSED PEST CONTROL PROVIDER FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.
- 🧪toxic chemicals mishandledPrevious Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090 • PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT# 1532637 DATED 4-7-15: VIOLATION 38- "OBSERVED NO DIPPER WELLS AT THE ICE CREAM STATION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN." INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE PRODUCTION LINE COOLERS AND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE BASEMENT AND IN THE PRODUCE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN DRY. OBSERVED THE FLOOR OF THE FIRST FLOOR WALK IN COOLER NOT SECURED DOWN, CAUSING A DIRTY WATER LIKE SUBSTANCE TO SEEP UPWARDS WHEN STEPPED ON. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SECURE FLOOR, AND SEAL AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE PRODUCTION LINE COOLERS AND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON THE FLOOR IN VARIOUS AREAS OF THE BASEMENT AND IN THE PRODUCE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN DRY. OBSERVED THE FLOOR OF THE FIRST FLOOR WALK IN COOLER NOT SECURED DOWN, CAUSING A DIRTY WATER LIKE SUBSTANCE TO SEEP UPWARDS WHEN STEPPED ON. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SECURE FLOOR, AND SEAL AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DIRT BUILDUP ON WALL BEHIND DISHMACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED DIRT BUILDUP ON WALL BEHIND DISHMACHINE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO SHIELD AND MAINTAIN THE LIGHTS ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED WASHBOWL SINKS NOT WORKING: THE RIGHT SINK IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND THE LEFT SINK IN THE MEN'S WASHROOM. (ADDITIONAL SINK LOCATED IN EACH WASHROOM) INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • OBSERVED A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REMOVE ANY UNNECESSARY ITEMS, ORGANIZE REMAINING, STORE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOORS AND WALLS, AND MAINTAIN TO HELP FACILITATE PROPER CLEANING AND HELP PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
When was Melrose Restaurant last inspected?
Melrose Restaurant has 17 inspections on record going back to January 12, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| July 30, 2015 | Fail | |
| April 7, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2015 | Fail | |
| September 30, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 23, 2014 | Fail | |
| September 16, 2014 | Fail | |
| February 14, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 11, 2013 | Fail | |
| October 29, 2012 | Pass |
Melrose Restaurant 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 11% 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 30, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.