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Melt
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 13, 2012
- address1840 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60647
Is Melt clean?
Melt is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 13, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Melt?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WITH A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE, WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE COOKED AND SERVED, AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL IN A CLASS AND A CERTIFIED MANAGER MUST BE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES FOODS ARE COOKED AND PREPARED, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE BADLY STAINED CUTTING IN REAR KITCHEN AREAFood And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPLACE BADLY STAINED CUTTING IN REAR KITCHEN AREA
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT REAR KITCHEN AREAFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT REAR KITCHEN AREA
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND CEILING IN POOR REPAIR REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAIRWalls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS AND CEILING IN POOR REPAIR REAR KITCHEN PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REPAIR
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST CLEAN ENTIRE BATHROOM AREA AND ALL EQUIPMENT INSIDE, REMOVE SMELLY ORDERS
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR LEAKING PIPES UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AND PROVIDE THREE SINK STOPPERS FOR THE SAME SINK
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE ALL CLUTTER IN REAR MOP SINK AREA, CLEAN AND BETTER ORGANIZE AREA
When was Melt last inspected?
Melt has 4 inspections on record going back to October 5, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2012 | closed by the city | |
| July 13, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 6, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 5, 2011 | Fail |
Melt vs West Town
West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 13, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.