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Merlo On Maple
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 10, 2016
- address16 W Maple St, Chicago 60610
Is Merlo On Maple clean?
Merlo On Maple is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 10, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Merlo On Maple?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 10, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalFacilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED ONE KITCHEN PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 47.7F.NO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE STORED INSIDE SAID UNIT AT THIS TIME. THE UNIT IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST REPAIR THE UNIT SO THAT IT MAINTAINS AN AIR TEMPERATURE BELOW 40F AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTS ON SHELVINGS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR USING A NON-TOXIC FINISH AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTS ON SHELVINGS INSIDE THE WALK-IN-COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR USING A NON-TOXIC FINISH AND MAINTAIN.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • OBSERVED SMALL WATER LEAK AT BASE OF FAUCET AT BAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE DISHWASHING 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE SINK STOPPERS.
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT NOT MET.ALL FOOD HANDLERS EMPLOYED FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS,NOT POSSESSING A FOOD MANAGER'S CERTIFICATION MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.Food Handler Requirements Met • FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT NOT MET.ALL FOOD HANDLERS EMPLOYED FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS,NOT POSSESSING A FOOD MANAGER'S CERTIFICATION MUST PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED.
When was Merlo On Maple last inspected?
Merlo On Maple has 12 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| April 20, 2018 | — | |
| March 28, 2017 | — | |
| May 10, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 26, 2016 | — | |
| May 5, 2015 | Pass | |
| April 22, 2015 | — | |
| July 10, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 29, 2013 | Pass | |
| June 5, 2013 | — | |
| October 25, 2010 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2010 | Fail |
Merlo On Maple vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 May 10, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.