Merla's Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: PEELING PAINT ON THE WALLS IN THE DINING AREA. MUST SCRAPE PEELING PAINT AND RE PAINT. WALLS BEHIND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE AND DUST ACCUMULATED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. HOOD WITH GREASE BUILD-UP. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: WIPING CLOTH FOR WIPING THE PREP TABLES,CHOPPING BOARD MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
  code 43
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: NO FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE FOR THE TWO FOOD HANDLERS EMPLOYEE. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 3, 2018: 3 findings recurred. 3 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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