Merkle's Bar & Grill

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK OR SERVICE REPORTS ON PREMISES OR AVAILABLE DURING THE INSPECTION. MUST HAVE A LICENSED PEST CONTROL CO. SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROVIDE LOG BOOK WITH ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 10, 2016: 1 finding appeared for the first time.

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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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