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Smallcakes Bakery
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 3, 2025
- address218 W Washington St, Chicago 60606
Is Smallcakes Bakery clean?
Smallcakes Bakery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 3, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Smallcakes Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 3, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyProper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER NOT MAINTAINING PROPER TEMPERATURE 66.2F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN COOLER AT 41F OR BELOW. PREP COOLER IS TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. PRIORITY 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • FOUND FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAIR RESTAINTS FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES.Personal Cleanliness • FOUND FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAIR RESTAINTS FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES.
When was Smallcakes Bakery last inspected?
Smallcakes Bakery has 1 inspection on record going back to June 3, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Smallcakes Bakery vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 53% 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 June 3, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.