CAFE EL MESON

Address: 4631 S KEDZIE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60632, Chicago, IL

Latest Inspection: Pass w/ Conditions on Aug 27, 2026

Facility Details

• Facility Type: Restaurant
• Risk: Risk 1 (High)
• Status: Independent

Inspection History (10 inspections)

• Pass w/ Conditions — 2026-08-27 00:00:00 (Canvass) 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 51.3-66.7F. OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, TURKEY(51.3F), HAM(55.9F), GARLIC IN OIL(66
• Pass — 2025-10-09 00:00:00 () 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED TORN DOOR GASKET INSIDE OF REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. | 51. PLUMBING INSTALLED; PRO
• Pass — 2024-07-30 00:00:00 () 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: 4-602.13 OBSERVED BUILD-UP OF FOOD RESIDUE IN REFRIGERATOR AND BACK OF DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. | 55. PHYSICA
• Fail — 2024-07-22 00:00:00 () 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED BUILD-UP OF MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE (ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION). INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DISC
• Pass — 2023-07-31 00:00:00 () 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON THE HANDWASHING SINKS AND CUTTING BOARDS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PROPER S
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2019-11-06 00:00:00 () 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING - Comments: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALT
• Pass — 2017-11-13 00:00:00 () 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE TWO TOASTER OVENS, AND DRIP TRAYS NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITI
• Pass — 2015-07-07 00:00:00 () 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS - Comments: WALL IN PREP AREA WITH CHIPPED, PEELING PAINT. INSTD TO REMOVE PEEL
• Pass — 2013-08-02 00:00:00 () 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: CUTTING BOARDS STAINED WITH DEEP, DARK GROOVES. INSTD TO CLEAN OR REPLACE. RAW WOOD SURFACES AT INTERIO
• Pass w/ Conditions — 2011-11-14 00:00:00 () 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED - Comments: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (PREP

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