Donya Bakery

November 25, 2025 · Fail
🪳cooked
  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings17
  • critical findings5

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

  • no certified food manager on dutycritical
    Official wording: Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties
    Inspector note: THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
    code 1Priority
  • handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
    Inspector note: NOTED THE REAR KITCHEN SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. SINK BLOCKED BY HANGING UTENSILS, PACKAGE OF NEW SPONGES, HANGING CHEMICAL CLEANERS. INSTRUCTED ALL HAND SINKS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR USE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)CITATION ISSUED. • NO SOAP AT THE FRONT PREP HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE SOAP AT ALL TIMES. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. THE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION. • NO PAPER TOWELS AVAILABLE AT THE KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK. MUST PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
    code 10Priority
  • certified manager paperwork missingcritical
    Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
    Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON THE PREMISES OR SUCH A PERSON ON SITE WHILE FOODS BEING SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 2Priority
  • sick-employee policy not followedcritical
    Official wording: Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 3Priority
  • staff working while sickcritical
    Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
    Inspector note: NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMIT/DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 5Priority
  • food improperly labeled
    Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
    Inspector note: ALL PRE-PACKAGED PREPARED FOODS MUST BE PROPERLY LABELED WITH THE BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS AND LIST OF INGREDIENTS INCLUDING ANY ALLERGEN LABELING.
    code 37
  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: NOTED AN INSECT KILLING ELECTRICAL LIGHT IN THE MEAT PREP AREA DIRECTLY ABOVE THE MEAT CUTTING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. • NO PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK OR SERVICE REPORTS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW DURING THE INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE A CURRENT PEST CONTROL SERVICE REPORT AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(C) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • Personal Cleanliness
    Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEE AT THE PASTRY PREP WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES.
    code 40
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
    Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE MEAT PREP AREA FROM THE PREVIOUS DAYS SERVICE. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE SOILED LINENS.
    code 41
  • In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
    Inspector note: DIRTY, RUSTY TABLE TOP CAN OPENER ON THE KITCHEN PREP TABLE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    code 43
  • Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
    Inspector note: ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
    code 45
  • surfaces / setup not up to code
    Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
    Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE KITCHEN COOLER. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE PLASTIC DISPOSABLE BAGS. • OBSERVED THE PLASTIC DOOR OF THE FRONT PREP DISPLAY COOLER CRACKED AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED FOOD SOILED AND BADLY STAINED CUTTING BOARD IN THE MEAT PREP WITH DEEP BLACKENED GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR RESURFACE.
    code 47
  • Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
    Inspector note: NO CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE FOR THE CHLORINE SANITIZER ON THE PREMISES. NO QUATERNARY SANITIZER ON SITE FOR THE QUATERNARY CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON THE PREMISES. MUST PROVIDE CHLORINE CHEMICAL TEST TRIPS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
    code 48
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: NOTED DIRTY STOVE TOP ON THE KITCHEN GAS STOVE.----ALL MEAT CUTTING EQUIPMENT IN MEAT PREP WITH OLD ENCRUSTED MEAT DEBRIS----ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES WITH FLOUR, FOOD DEBRIS AND DIRT.----NOTED INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF MEAT DISPLAY CASE DIRTY WITH ENCRUSTED MEAT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD, PAPER OR PEELING PLASTIC AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PREP, KITCHEN, GROCERY AREA OR WALK-IN COOLER. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACE.
    code 49
  • bathroom / plumbing issues
    Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
    Inspector note: NOTED THE SPRAY ARM NOZZLE ON THE KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK HANGING INTO THE MIDDLE WASH BASIN BELOW THE SINK BASIN TOP. MUST REPAIR TO HANG ABOVE THE SINKS BASINS.
    code 51
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: NOTED FOOD SPLATTER WALLS IN THE KITCHEN AND THE MEAT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE HAND WASHING SINK IN THE MEAT PREP AREA.----DEAD INSECTS THROUGHOUT THE FLOORS OF THE REAR UNUSED PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN ALL. • ALL UNUSED EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY INCLUDING THE REAR UNUSED BAKERY AREA MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE PREMISES TO PREVENT PEST HARBORING.
    code 55
  • Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
    Inspector note: SUMMARY REPORT THAT WAS STATED TO BE ISSUED AND POSTED FROM REPORT #2602153 ON 9-4-24 NOT POSTED ON THE PREMISES AT THIS TIME. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) CITATION ISSUED.
    code 61

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 4, 2024: 15 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.

official city health-inspection data · no account, no sign-up