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Melrose Restaurant

October 11, 2013 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings3
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1184504 DATED ON 08/09/12 NOT CORRECETED- #MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE FRYERS TO REMOVE EXCESS GREASE BUILD UP, MUST CHANGE HOOD FILTERS AND CLEAN INTERIOR OF COOLERS TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS ALSO CLEAN UNDER GRILLS TO REMOVE SAME, #34 MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AT MAIN KITCHEN PREP AREAS TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS, #38 MUST REPAIR LEAK AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCET BASE IN THE KITCHEN. SEROIUS VIOLATION 7-42-090
code 29
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON LOWER SIDES OF SHELVES. MUST CLEAN SHELVES UPPER AND LOWER SIDES THROUGHOUT.
code 33
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: NO THEROMETERS INSIDE SALAD COOLER AND COOLERS AT WAITRESS PICK UP AREA. MUST PROVIDE WORKING THEROMETERS FOR ALL COOLERS.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 29, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings 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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