Merchant Market
350 N Orleans St, Chicago, IL 60654 · River North · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 8 inspections
Last Inspected
2020-10-26
What You Should Know
✓ 8 consecutive passes, most recently 2020-10-26
✓ No failures across all 8 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
📦 Food Storage & Handling minor 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
Inspection History
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2019-11-21 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 2 ▾
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
PACKAGED FOOD NOT LABELED PROPERLY, MISSING WIGHT, NAME OF FACILITY, ALLERGENS, INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ON ALL PACKAGED FOODS. NO CITATION ISSUED.
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
EMPTY MILK PLASTIC JUGS ARE REUSED FOR FOOD STORAGE, INSTRUCTED NOT TO REUSE. MU
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minor Sanitation
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
KEEPING FOOD UTENSILS IN A CARD BOARD CONTAINER, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP IN A WASHABLE HOLDER.
minor Food Storage & Handling
SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED
USING DISPOSABLE CUPS FOR FOOD STORAGE, INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE.
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
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minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
NO THERMOMETER INSIDE RIGHT SIDE STAND UP REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR COOLER.
2015-11-18 Pass Complaint 3 ▾
minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
ALL CLEAN UTENSILS POTS, PANS, FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE STORED UPSIDE DOWN /INVERTED,TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION AND CONTAMINATION.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND SANITIZE THE BOTTOM INTERIOR SHELVE OF THE 3 DOOR REACH IN COOLER,AND ONE DOOR REACH IN COOLER AND FREEZER IN THE BANQUET COOK LINE (WITH FOOD CRUMBS AND FOOD DEBRIS) AND MAINTAIN. DUST BUILT-UP ON THE LIGHTING FIXTURES ON T...
minor Facility Condition
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
BROKEN/CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD ON THE HOOD ON THE BANQUET COOKLINE. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST DEFROST THE ICE CREAM FREEZER IN THR MAIN KITCHEN,WITH HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATED AND MAINTAIN. MANAGER ASKED ONE OF THE EMPLOYEE TO DEFROST THE ICE CREAM FREEZER DURING INSPECTION.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE 2 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE RESTAURANT.
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN ALL THE WIRE RACK SHELVINGS IN THE MAIN KITCHEN(WITH DUST BUILD-UP)) AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FLOOR INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE MAIN KITCHEN, NOT IN GOOD REPAIR. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. MUST CLEAN THE FLOOR BEHIND THE STORAGE ROOM CLOSE TO THE WALK IN COOLER IN THE MAIN KITCHEN,AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
DAMAGED CEILING TILES INSIDE THE STORAGE ROOM AND MISSING CEILING TILES THRU-OUT THE KITCHEN. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. MAINTAINANCE PERSON REPLACE ALL THE MISSING AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES DURING INSPECTION.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
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