Merguez

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 28, 2012
• address4801 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60630

Is Merguez clean?

Merguez is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 28, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Merguez?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 28, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Bsmt prep area storage shelving that had peeling paint, shall be repaired/replaced.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Bsmt prep area storage shelving that had peeling paint, shall be repaired/replaced.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • Non food contact surfaces of walk in cooler shelving, reach in cooler shelving not clean, need detailed cleaning(crevices).
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors in bsmt storage areas under pop dispensing unit that had damaged/broken floor tiles, shall be repaired/replaced, floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment(1st floor, bsmt) not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Floors in bsmt storage areas under pop dispensing unit that had damaged/broken floor tiles, shall be repaired/replaced, floors under heavy equipment, cooking equipment(1st floor, bsmt) not clean, need detailed cleaning(corners).
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceing tiles that were damaged, staine in 1st floor prep areas, shall be replaced.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Ceing tiles that were damaged, staine in 1st floor prep areas, shall be replaced.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Damaged/broken light shields in 1st floor prep areas, shall be replaced, light shields that were missing end caps in bsmt prep areas, storage areas, shall be provided.

When was Merguez last inspected?

Merguez has 2 inspections on record going back to August 28, 2012.

Merguez vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 37% 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 August 28, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.