Merlo On Maple

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
  Inspector note: FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE LINE PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 55F. THE COOLER WAS NOT BEING USED AT THIS TIME TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. NO CITATION ISSUED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A. • FACILITIES DO NOT MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE. OBSERVED THE AIR TEMPERATURE AT 50.5F INSIDE OF THE DAIRY AND VEGETABLE WALK-IN COOLER. THE COOLER WAS USED TO STORE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS SUCH AS MILK AND EGGS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 40F. CITATION ISSUED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 2Priority
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
  Inspector note: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE DAIRY/VEGETABLE WALK-IN COOLER. OBSERVED MILK AT 48.7F, SHELL EGGS AT 48.5, WHIPPING CREAM AT 49.4F, CHEESE ATY 50.9F, BUTTER AT 46.7F, AND PANNA COTTA AT 52.1F. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 50# OF FOOD WORTH $600. CITATION ISSUED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 3Priority
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: REPLACE THE MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE 1ST FLOOR FOOD PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHT SHIELD MISSING FROM LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE MEAT WALK-IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
  code 36
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: A HAIR RESTRAINT IS NEEDED FOR ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREAS. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 29, 2013: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 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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