Merla's Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE, INTERIOR BOTTOM SHELVE OF THE REACH IN FREEZER(WITH FOOD CRUMBS/DEBRIS)AND MAINTAIN, CLEAN INSIDE THE CABINET UNDER THE EXPOSED HAND SINK IN THE FRONT AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE SCREEN DOOR OF THE EXIT DOOR WITH DUST ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE TABLES, CHOPPING BOARD ,PREP COOLER MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 8, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings 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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