Merkle's Bar & Grill

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: FOUND NO CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD.(HANDLES BURGERS, CHEESE, ETC.) SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-012(A). MUST PROVIDE.
  code 21
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT FRONT OF BASEMENT. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  code 34
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: FOUND EMPLOYEES WITH NO FOODHANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with No Entry on December 14, 2016: 3 findings 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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