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Dollop Bakeshop
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 3, 2020
- address1000 N Damen Ave, Chicago 60622
Is Dollop Bakeshop clean?
Dollop Bakeshop is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 3, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Dollop Bakeshop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 3, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • NO LABELS FOR BULK POWDERS STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED UNDER THE FRONT PREP TABLE AND IN THE REAR BAKERY ROOM. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTH LAYING ON THE PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS UNDER SHELVES AND TABLETOP EQUIPMENT IN THE PREP AREAS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE WALK-IN AND REACH-IN COOLERS IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
When was Dollop Bakeshop last inspected?
Dollop Bakeshop has 6 inspections on record going back to February 8, 2016.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| August 3, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 23, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2016 | Fail | |
| February 8, 2016 | — |
Dollop Bakeshop vs West Town
West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.
Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 3, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.