The Mecca Restaurant

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedApril 10, 2019
• address6666 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago 60631

Is The Mecca Restaurant clean?

The Mecca Restaurant is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 10, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at The Mecca Restaurant?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • ALL HAND WASHING SINK SHOULD BE PROPERLY MARKED
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • NOTED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE IN USE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZE (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 00 PPM DUE TO MISSING SANITIZING SOLUTION. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL EQUIPMENT IS PROPERLY SANITIZING DISHES.MANAGER IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR MAINTENANCE PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-025
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED TCS FOODS ON SITE (SLICED TOMATOES, BEEF, MEAT LOAF MEATS) WITH NO DATE MARKING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELING ON ALL TCS FOODS HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITH A 7 DAY DISCARD DATE. (PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)7-38-005
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER OF RAW AND UNDER COOKED FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED) STATEMENT THAT EATING RAW OR UNDER COOKED FOODS CAN INCREASE YOUR RISK OF FOOD BORNE ILLNESS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND/OR PREPARED BY DATE INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST KEEP COVERED ALL PREPARED FOOD STORED IN CONTAINERS IN WALK IN COOLER
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • MUST KEEP COVERED ALL PREPARED FOOD STORED IN CONTAINERS IN WALK IN COOLER
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR ALL DAMAGED AND BROKEN DOOR SEALS ON REACH IN COOLING UNITS • MUST REPLACE OR REPAIR RUSTED AND DAMAGED SHELVING IN WALK IN COOLER AND REACH IN COOLER BY WALK IN .
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN TOP OF EQUIPMENT (DISH MACHINE, REFRIGERATORS) FROM ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES NOT LOCATED AT ICE MACHINE. MUST INSTALL BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICES OR AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WATER SUPPLY INLET AND THE UNIT SO IT MAY BE LOCATED TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN LADY'S BATHROOM
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN LADY'S BATHROOM
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED THE FOLLOWING:FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISE ESPECIALLY ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT WITH DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS, WALLS WITH FOOD DIRT AND FOOD SPILLS -CRACKS ON THE WALLS INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE AND REPAIR ALL DAMAGED WALLS , MUST UPGRADE HOUSEKEEPING. • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES AND DAMAGED WALL BASES IN KITCHEN AND FOOD STORAGE AREA,BROKEN FLOOR TILE IN FRONT OF WALK IN COOLER,BY REAR EXIT DOOR, AND UNDER DISH MACHINE • NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT ON SHELVES, FLOORS INSIDE UNUSED EQUIPMENT AND IN STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY OR UNUSED ARTICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. MUST UPGRADE HOUSING KEEPING • MUST REPAIR DAMAGED WALLS BY WATER HEATER. • MUST CLEAN AND PROTECT CABLES AND UTILITY LINES IN KITCHEN AREA ESPECIALLY DUSTY ONES OVER FOOD PREP AREA
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE PROPER INTENSITY OF LIGHT OVER FOOD PREP AREA
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE PROPER INTENSITY OF LIGHT OVER FOOD PREP AREA
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was The Mecca Restaurant last inspected?

The Mecca Restaurant has 19 inspections on record going back to April 9, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Mecca Restaurant vs Edison Park

Edison Park runs 39% clean across 114 tracked restaurants — 44 clean, 10 mid, 60 cooked.

Against the 114 spots Cooked tracks in Edison Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 10, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.