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Sprinkles Cupcakes
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 15, 2024
- address50 E Walton St, Chicago 60611
- cuisineBakery
Is Sprinkles Cupcakes clean?
Sprinkles Cupcakes is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 15, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Sprinkles Cupcakes?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 15, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NOTED FACILITY DID NOT PROVIDE A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE FOR PIC 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.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED SPLASH GUARD AT HANDSINK IN REAR PREP, HANDSINK IN STAFF TOILET ROOM, SEAL HAS BROKEN, INSTRCUTED TO RE-SEAL, OR REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • NOTED FLOORS IN THE PREP AREAS MISSING GROUT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT FLOORS NEED TO BE SEALED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, NONABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED MECHANICAL VENTALATION NOT WORKING IN STAFF TOILET ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • NOTED MECHANICAL VENTALATION NOT WORKING IN STAFF TOILET ROOM, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Sprinkles Cupcakes last inspected?
Sprinkles Cupcakes has 12 inspections on record going back to July 8, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 15, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 3, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 5, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 11, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 13, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 15, 2013 | Pass | |
| August 8, 2011 | Pass | |
| August 25, 2010 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2010 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2010 | Fail |
Sprinkles Cupcakes vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 October 15, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.