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Mermaid Fish & Chicken

September 19, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
failed findings6
critical findings2

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Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
Inspector note: 2-102.11 NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
code 3Priority
staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: 2-501.11 NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT A VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL CLEAN UP PROCEDURE MUST BE DOCUMENTED AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A VOMIT OR DIARRHEAL INCIDENT ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
code 5Priority
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 3-304.14(B1) FOUND A WIPING CLOTH ON THE PREP COUNTER IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED THE PIC THAT THE WIPING CLOTH MUST BE STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WITH THE PROPER CONCENTRATION AT ALL TIMES.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: : 4-602.13 FOUND THE EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING: CLEAN INTERIOR BOTTOM OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE OBSERVED, CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS, EXTERIOR OF GRILL AND SURFACE UNDERNEATH GRILL, SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER, AND OTHER REFRIGERATION UNITS.
code 49
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: 5-403.12 OBSERVED STANDING WASTE WATER IN MOP BUCKET; INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSE OF WASTE WATER AFTER USING.
code 52
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.12 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND OTHER KITCHEN EQUIPMENT SUCH AS FREEZERS, REFRIGERATION UNITS AND PREP TABLES.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 12, 2018: 6 findings recurred. 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.