CAFE EL MESON.

Chicago Health Dept

4631 S KEDZIE AVE · BRIGHTON PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2013.

2 inspections on record since 2011 · Last inspected Aug 2013.

Last inspected Aug 2013. Records may not reflect current conditions.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

AUG 2013

INSPECTION HISTORY

AUG 2

2013

PASS 3 violations

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.

NOV 14

2011

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations

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.

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