Cafe El Meson
4631 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60632 · Brighton Park · Restaurant · Medium risk
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2 inspections on record — all passed (not yet rated)
Last Inspected
2013-08-02
What You Should Know
✓ Passed most recent inspection (2013-08-02)
→ Limited data — only 2 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
Inspection History
3 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
CUTTING BOARDS STAINED WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO CLEAN OR REPLACE. RAW WOOD SURFACES AT INTERIOR BOTTOM OF STORAGE CABINETS. PAINT/SEAL SAME.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
INTERIOR BOTTOM OF CABINETS NOT CLEAN. CLEAN SAME.
minor Employee Hygiene
APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN
FOOD HANDLER NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTD TO WEAR SAME.
2011-11-14 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 4 ▾
serious Other
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (PREPARES SANDWICHES, SMOOTHIES). CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO INVERT SAME AND PROPERLY STORE.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
INTERIOR BOTTOM OF COOLERS AND INTERIOR OF STORAGE CABINETS NEED DETAILED CLEANING.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
THERMOMETER MISSING IN REAR COOLER. PROVIDE SAME.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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