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CAFE EL MESON INCORPORATED
4631 S KEDZIE AVE, CHICAGO, IL, 60632
Health Inspection: good
Official health department data. Inspected 2026-10-02; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source
6 findings at the latest imported inspection (2026-10-02), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2026-10-02: Canvass Re-Inspection
Pass
- Not Critical: CHI-39 — CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: 3-307.11: OBSERVED FAUCET USED FOR OBTAINING WATER TO RINSE EQUIPMENT ATTACHED TO WATER LINE OF HANDWASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE FAUCET USED FOR OBTAINING WATER FROM HANDWASHING SINK TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT USED FOR MAKING BEVERAGES INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO UTILIZE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO OBTAIN WATER.
- Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: 4-101.19: OBSERVED BOXES AND CONTAINERS STORED ON FLOOR IN UTILITY CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS AT LEAST SIX INCHES OFF OF FLOOR FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
- Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: 5-204.12: UNABLE TO LOCATE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON ICE MACHINE SO THAT IT SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT MAY BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.11: OBSERVED DAMAGED WALL BEHIND HANDWASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REPAIR WALL BEHIND HANDWASHING SINK IN FIRST FLOOR WASHROOM FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: 6-501.12: OBSERVED SPLASHES ON WALL ABOVE AND TO THE RIGHT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. OBSERVED BUILDUP ON EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP NEAR FLOOR. OBSERVED EQUIPMENT ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND PREP TABLE ACROSS FROM THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN
- Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: 6-501.14: OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON CEILING VENT COVER IN SECOND FLOOR WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENT COVER IN SECOND FLOOR WASHROOM AND MAINTAIN.
Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.
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