Molly's Cupcakes

September 4, 2024 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings10
critical findings2

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: NOTED FACILITY DID NOT PROVIDE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE FOR MANAGER WORKING ON SITE. INFORMED A CERTIFIED MANAGER WITH A CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE MUST BE ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES AND A VALID MUST REMAIN POSTED ON SITE WHENEVER TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY(TCS) FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED AND/OR 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: 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 IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN PREP AREA WITH A BUILD-UP OF EXCESSIVE BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE, DRIPPING ONTO ICE CUBES STORED AT BELOW ICE BIN.ICE IS USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INTERIOR PLATE OF ICE BIN WITH EXCESS RUST AND EXCESSIVE BLACK SLIME; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005.CITATION ISSUED
code 16
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
code 47
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND SINK IN DISH AREA LEAKING FROM PLUMBING CONNECTIONS AND SLOW DRAINING, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 51
Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed

Inspector note: OBSERVED FACILITY WITH INADEQUATE PLUMBING AT REAR HANDSINK IN DISH AREA. CLEAR WATER COMES FROM FLOOR DRAIN LOCATED IN DISH AREA. WHEN WATER IS RAN FROM REAR HANDSINK AND POOLS IN TO WALK IN COOLER AND THROUGHOUT DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE AND UTILIZE ALTERNATIVE (FRONT) HANDSINK UNTIL PLUMBING IS CORRECTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 52
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: OBSERVED LADIES' TOILET ROOM WITHOUT TOILET TISSUE, INSTRCUTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED. • NOTED ONE OF THE TOILETS OUT OF ORDER DUE TO WATER OVERFLOWING FROM TOILET BOWL IN THE LADY'S WASHROOM HANDICAP STALL. (SHARED WITH OTHER BUSINESS IN BUILDING) INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
code 53
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS ON THE FLOORS AND SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN UNDER ALL SHELVING UNITS, INTERIOR OF PREP DISH AREA, AROUND DISH MACHINE, PREP TABLES AND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE SPILLS, FOOD DEBRIS, DIRT BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE CLEANING FREQUENCY AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED MISSING CEILINGS TILE PANELS IN THE DISH AND FOOD PREPARATION AREAS INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REPLACE MISSING PANELS AND/OR REPLACE THE STAINED CEILING TILES. • OBSERVED CEILING AND WALLS WITH EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATED, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MANITAIN
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: NOTED HOOD SYSTEM MISSING FILTERS, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN • NOTED LIGHTS IN HOOD SYSTEM NOT WORKING, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED VENTILATION HOOD SYSTEM NOT WORKING, WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DUST ACCUMULATED ON INTERIOR OF HOOD SYSTEM INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN, REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
code 56
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS AT ALL TIMES.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on February 24, 2023: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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