MELI CAFE ON GRAND Gets Conditional Pass on Health Inspection - Chicago Restaurant

FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE - Comments: OBSERVED COOLER CONTAINING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD INCLUDING SLICED FRUIT AND CHEESES AT 50F. COOLER WAS TAGGED DURING INSPECTION. CRITICAL VIOLATION. COOLER WAS REPAIRED DURING ISNPECTION. 7-38-005 (A)

Lack of certification indicates potential gaps in food safety knowledge, increasing risk of improper food handling and foodborne illness.

Valid City of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate required and must be posted.

Certificate must be: Current and valid; Posted conspicuously in public view; Held by person in charge during all operating hours; Renewed before expiration date.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE WITHIN 50F COOLER INCLUDING 5 LBS OF SLICED FRUIT VALUED AT $15 AT 48.7F, 10 LBS OF ASSORTED CHEESE VALUED AT $30 AT 49.6F. OBSERVED 10 DOZEN EGGS ON COUNTER WEIGHING APROXIMATLY 15LBS AT 70.3F VALUED AT $50. OBSERVED 3LBS OF COLE SLAW VALUED AT $5 AT 60.4F, OBSERVED 5LBS OF MACARONI SALAD VALUED AT $10 IN COOLER AT 60.4F, OBSERVED 3LBS OF KALE SALAD IN COOLER VALUED AT $5 AT 60.5F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED. CRITCAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)

Ill food workers cause 70% of foodborne outbreaks. Proper reporting prevents transmission of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella, and other serious diseases.

All food employees must understand and follow health reporting requirements and food safety responsibilities.

Employees must: Report illness symptoms and exposures; Be excluded/restricted when ill; Understand their role in preventing foodborne illness; Follow proper hygiene practices; Have signed health policy on file.

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE - Comments: OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE WITHIN 50F COOLER INCLUDING 5 LBS OF SLICED FRUIT VALUED AT $15 AT 48.7F, 10 LBS OF ASSORTED CHEESE VALUED AT $30 AT 49.6F. OBSERVED 10 DOZEN EGGS ON COUNTER WEIGHING APROXIMATLY 15LBS AT 70.3F VALUED AT $50. OBSERVED 3LBS OF COLE SLAW VALUED AT $5 AT 60.4F, OBSERVED 5LBS OF MACARONI SALAD VALUED AT $10 IN COOLER AT 60.4F, OBSERVED 3LBS OF KALE SALAD IN COOLER VALUED AT $5 AT 60.5F. ALL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD WAS VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED. CRITCAL VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A)

Ill food workers cause 70% of foodborne outbreaks. Proper reporting prevents transmission of Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Salmonella, and other serious diseases.

All food employees must understand and follow health reporting requirements and food safety responsibilities.

Employees must: Report illness symptoms and exposures; Be excluded/restricted when ill; Understand their role in preventing foodborne illness; Follow proper hygiene practices; Have signed health policy on file.