Melate Coffee Shop

Chicago Health Dept

3304 W FULLERTON AVE · LOGAN SQUARE, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2024.

5 inspections on record since 2020 · Last inspected Dec 2024.

Last inspected Dec 2024. Records may not reflect current conditions.

The numbers

INSPECTIONS
5
VIOLATIONS
9
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
DEC 2024

Inspection history

DEC 19
2024
PASS 1 violation
Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

FOUND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES AT ESPRESSO MACHINE, ICE MACHINE, AND POUR COFFEE MACHINE.MUST PROVIDE WHERE THEY CAN BE LOCATED AND SERVICED.

JUN 8
2022
PASS · 0 violations
JUN 1
2022
FAIL 5 violations
Serious Food Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES INSIDE OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER AND 1 DOOR PREP COOLER. OBSERVED MILK AT 50F, EGGS AT 49.3F, CREAM CHEESE AT 51.3F, CHEESE AT 49.5F, EMPANADAS AT 51.3F AND CHICKEN AT 46.4F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL COLD TCS FOODS BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Food Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

OBSERVED THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 50F INSIDE AND THE 1 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 49F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN BOTH COOLERS WITH AIR TEMPERATURES BELOW 41F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Facility Condition
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER INSIDE OF THE 1 DOOR PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

Minor Other
WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

OBSERVED THE FAUCET FOR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK UNABLE TO REACH THE LEFT AND RIGHT COMPARTMENTS OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THE FAUCET FOR A ONE WHICH REACHES ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

REPLACE THE VINYL FLOORING IN DISREPAIR IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.

AUG 28
2020
PASS · 0 violations
JUL 9
2020
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Documentation & Training
MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON THE PREMISES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Food Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

OBSERVED THE 1 DOOR PREP COOLER WITH AN AIR TEMPERATURE OF 58.7F. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN THE COOLER BELOW 41F. PRIORITY 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

OBSERVED NO SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THE WASHROOM DOOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

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