Sweet Mandy B's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 4, 2014. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Sweet Mandy B's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 4, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED BURNISHED DOUGH HOOKS AND WHISKS WITH CHIPPED FINISHES. MUST REPLACE.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED BURNISHED DOUGH HOOKS AND WHISKS WITH CHIPPED FINISHES. MUST REPLACE.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST INSTALL A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST FILL IN THE OPENINGS IN THE WALLS BEHIND THE BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • THE INSIDE DOOR PANEL OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IS NOT SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST INSTALL A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST FILL IN THE OPENINGS IN THE WALLS BEHIND THE BASEMENT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
🌡️thermometers missing
Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • REPLACE THE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA ABOVE THE PREP TABLE.
⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED SEVERAL PREP COOLERS IN THE CAKE DECORATING PREP AREA WITHOUT A VISIBLE THERMOMETER. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • OBSERVED SEVERAL PREP COOLERS IN THE CAKE DECORATING PREP AREA WITHOUT A VISIBLE THERMOMETER. MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF ALL COOLERS.
When was Sweet Mandy B's last inspected?
Sweet Mandy B's has 4 inspections on record going back to August 24, 2012.
date
result
score
March 4, 2015
closed by the city
September 4, 2014
Pass
October 28, 2013
Pass w/ Conditions
August 24, 2012
Pass
Sweet Mandy B's vs Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park runs 41% clean across 1,649 tracked restaurants — 673 clean, 174 mid, 789 cooked.
Against the 1,649 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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 September 4, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.