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Melrose Restaurant

March 31, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER AT THE SIDE SERVER STATION MAINTAINING AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 52.6F. TAGGED MACHINE HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED FACILITY NOT TO USE UNTIL TAG REMOVED BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SO UNIT MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 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: FOUND 20 GALLONS OF CABBAGE SOUP IN THE WALK IN COOLER AT 55.6F, 2 POUNDS OF TURKEY IN THE PREP COOLER AT 50.1F, 1 POUND OF HAM AT 51.2F IN THE PREP COOLER, 1/2 GALLON OF MILK AT 49.8F IN THE SERVER 2 DOOR COOLER, 5 POUNDS OF COTTAGE CHEESE AT 54.1F IN THE SERVER 2 DOOR COOLER, AND 5 POUNDS OF SOUR CREAM AT 48.3F IN THE SERVER 2 DOOR COOLER. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED SAID PRODUCTS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO MAINTAIN ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW OR 140F OR ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT LOCATED UNDER AN EXPOSED WASTE WATER PIPE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO EITHER MOVE ICE MACHINE SO IT IS NOT UNDER ANY EXPOSED WASTEWATER PIPES OR TO COMPLETELY SHIELD PIPE AND TO MAINTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND TO MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN THE SMALL MANUAL JUICING MACHINE AND TO MAINTAIN.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS IN THE DISHMACHINE AREA.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR THE LEAK AT THE EXPOSED HANDSINK HANDLES AT THE FRONT SERVER STATION AND TO MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INCREASE THE WATER PRESSURE AT THE LEFT HANDSINK INSIDE THE MEN'S WASHROOM AND TO MAINTAIN. OBSERVED NO DIPPER WELLS AT THE ICE CREAM STATION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 38
No Smoking Regulations

Inspector note: OBSERVED AN ASHTRAY WITH 10 USED CIGARETTES IN THE BASEMENT. OPERATOR VOLUNTARILY REMOVED FROM ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED FACILITY THAT NO SMOKING CAN HAPPEN INSIDE OF ESTABLISHMENT AND THERE SHALL BE NO ASHTRAYS PRESENT AT ANY TIME. CITATION ISSUED 7-32-020(C).
code 70

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 30, 2014: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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