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Mezza

June 12, 2024 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED FRONT AREA HANDWASHING SINK (NEAR DRINK MACHINE) MISSING HANDWASHING SIGNAGE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SIGNAGE TO ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
code 10Priority
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control
Inspector note: OBSERVED CHICKEN IN THE WALK-IN COOLER COVERED TIGHTLY WITH FOOD-GRADE PLASTIC WRAP WHILE COOLING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PLASTIC WRAP AND LEAVE COOLING FOODS LOOSELY COVERED OR UNCOVERED IF PROTECTED FROM OVERHEAD CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED MULTI-USE BOWL USED AS A SCOOP IN DRY FOOD BULK STORAGE CONTAINER IN THE FRONT AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BOWL AND REPLACE WITH A UTENSIL WITH A HANDLE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION AND MAINTAIN.
code 39
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT ITEMS TO BE SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND OTHER SOILS: LOWER INTERIOR CAVITY OF DEEP FRYER, EXTERIOR GEARS AND SURFACES OF PITA PRESS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES OF EQUIPMENT AT ADEQUATE FREQUENCY TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF SOIL AND MAINTAIN.
code 49
allergen training missing

Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED MANAGER WITH ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING OR CERTIFICATE ON-SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING TO ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON-SITE AT ALL TIMES.
code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 11, 2023: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.