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Happy Cake
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 15, 2014
- address1350 W 18Th St, Chicago 60608
Is Happy Cake clean?
Happy Cake is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 15, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Happy Cake?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 15, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.ONLY ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED AS REQUIRED.SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN HOOD/FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENTS,FAN COVERS AND SHELVINGS INSIDE THE COOLERS,EXTERIOR SURFACES OF GREASE TRAP BOX AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS BEHIND COOLERS ARE DIRTY,CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS BEHIND COOLERS ARE DIRTY,CLEAN FLOORS IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIORS OF LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND SECTION OF CEILING INSIDE THE TOILET ROOM MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIORS OF LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND SECTION OF CEILING INSIDE THE TOILET ROOM MUST BE SMOOTH,EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR FOOD HANDLERS AND MAINTAIN.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR FOOD HANDLERS AND MAINTAIN.
When was Happy Cake last inspected?
Happy Cake has 8 inspections on record going back to August 18, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| July 31, 2015 | — | |
| December 15, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 28, 2014 | Pass | |
| August 15, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 2, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2012 | Fail | |
| August 18, 2011 | Pass |
Happy Cake vs Lower West Side
Lower West Side runs 68% clean across 1,153 tracked restaurants — 775 clean, 162 mid, 205 cooked.
Against the 1,153 spots Cooked tracks in Lower West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 December 15, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.