A Piece of Cake Bakery, Inc.
Passed most recently but 3 prior failures on record
2016-09-28 Pass Short Form Complaint 1 ▾
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE WEST PREP ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.
2016-08-19 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection 1 ▾
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE WEST PREP ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.
2016-08-12 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 3 ▾
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 5 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON A LARGE BAG OF CORN STARCH IN THE REAR NEAR THE BACK DOOR, 25-30 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE SHELF BELOW THE PREP TABLE ON A COOKIE SHEET AND THE SHELF IN THE WEST PREP ROOM AND 7 UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. A...
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN THE WEST PREP ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL FLOORS.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER AT THE MOP SINK.
2015-03-12 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection 10 ▾
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL DESSERTS WITH PROPER INFO GIVEN.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE ON OVEN.MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND 3- COMP SINK.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON RAW WOOD SHELVING UNITS AND VANITY IN TOILET ROOM.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI AND DUST BUILD UP FROM PREP TABLES,REACH IN COOLERS,ROLLING CARTS,ALL SHELVING UNITS,DESK,WINDOW SILLS,BASIN OF 3- COMP SINK AND MOP SINK.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED,BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES AND CONCRETE FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST CLEAN DIRT FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST REM...
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED ,BROKEN AND MISSING WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,CEILING IN PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR,DAMAGED WALLS AND TRIM THROUGHOUT,MISSING WALL OUTLET COVERS.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES.MUST ...
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS ON LIGHTS IN PREP AREAS AND IN CAKE DISPLAY UNITS,BURNT OUT LIGHTS WHERE NEEDED.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
Inspector Comments: MUST INSTALL A ADDITIONAL HAND SINK IN PREP AREA WHERE CAKES ARE BAKED AND DECORATED FOR HAND WASHING,A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOP SINK.MUST REPLACE MISSING FILTER AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR TABLE TOP REFRIGERATOR.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,ORGANIZE,REMOVE CLUTTER FROM SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS,ON FLOOR IN PREP AREAS,OFFICE/PREP AREA,MOP SINK BASIN.
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
2015-03-04 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 12 ▾
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF NUMEROUS RODENT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS IN HOT WATER TANK ROOM,ON LEDGE BEHIND OVEN,ON LOWER SHELF AND IN CABINET OF CAKE DISPLAY UNITS,NEXT TO 3- COMPARTMENT SINK,IN CABINET OF DESK,IN BETWEEN CLUTTER NEAR R...
* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
OBSERVED NO SUMMARY REPORT POSTED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS TO VIEW FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION.A SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN AND POSTED AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION.(SERIOUS 7-42-010B)
FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED
MUST LABEL DESSERTS WITH PROPER INFO GIVEN.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE ON OVEN.MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GUARD IN BETWEEN PREP TABLE AND 3- COMP SINK.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON RAW WOOD SHELVING UNITS AND VANITY IN TOILET ROOM.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI AND DUST BUILD UP FROM PREP TABLES,REACH IN COOLERS,ROLLING CARTS,ALL SHELVING UNITS,DESK,WINDOW SILLS,BASIN OF 3- COMP SINK AND MOP SINK.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED,BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES AND CONCRETE FLOOR THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST MAKE FLOOR SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.MUST CLEAN DIRT FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST REMOVE TAPE FROM FLOOR ...
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED ,BROKEN AND MISSING WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES,CEILING IN PREP AREA IN POOR REPAIR,DAMAGED WALLS AND TRIM THROUGHOUT,MISSING WALL OUTLET COVERS.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEE...
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS AND END CAPS ON LIGHTS IN PREP AREAS AND IN CAKE DISPLAY UNITS,BURNT OUT LIGHTS WHERE NEEDED.
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
MUST INSTALL A ADDITIONAL HAND SINK IN PREP AREA WHERE CAKES ARE BAKED AND DECORATED FOR HAND WASHING,A BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOP SINK.MUST REPLACE MISSING FILTER AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
MUST PROVIDE A THERMOMETER FOR TABLE TOP REFRIGERATOR.
PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
MUST ELEVATE,ORGANIZE,REMOVE CLUTTER FROM SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS,ON FLOOR IN PREP AREAS,OFFICE/PREP AREA,MOP SINK BASIN.
FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS MET
IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN.
2013-05-08 Pass w/ Conditions Complaint Re-Inspection 2 ▾
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
NO CERTIFIED MGR. PRESENT WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (EGGS AND MILK). CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-38-012.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
FINISH CLEANING FOLLOWING: ALL PREP TABLES AND SHELVES UNDERNEATH(INCLUDING ALL LEGS AND WHEELS OF ALL EQUIPMENT, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS 0F ALL COOLERS & FREEZERS, ALL OVENS, ALL STORAGE CONTAINERS, ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT AND SURFACES, ALL STORAGE...
2013-04-30 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 9 ▾
NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
50-60 MICE DROPPINGS FOUND SCATTERED ALONG THE BASES OF THE WALLS BEHIND COOLERS, UNDERNEATH DESK, IN FURNACE CLOSET, IN WASHROOMS AND BEHIND PREP TABLES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS IN FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS,...
* INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO ALL CUSTOMERS
NO INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY POSTED AND VISIBLE TO THE CUSTOMERS. CITATION ISSUED-SERIOUS 7-42-010(B).
PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090
THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 10-14-10 NOT CORRECTED:-34-CLEAN FLOORS IN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLBASE THRU-OUT. -35-SEAL HOLE IN WALL IN TOILET ROOM.-36-PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELDS THRU-OUT PREP AREAS.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: ALL PREP TABLES AND SHELVES UNDERNEATH(INCLUDING ALL LEGS AND WHEELS OF ALL EQUIPMENT, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS 0F ALL COOLERS & FREEZERS, ALL OVENS, ALL STORAGE CONTAINERS, ALL MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT AND SURFACES, ALL STORAGE RACKS,...
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
REPAIR HOLE IN FLOOR IN REAR BY MOP SINK. REPLACE ALL MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT OR LEVEL FLOORS WHERE TILES ARE MISSING. DETAIL CLEAN ALL FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALONG ALL WALL BASES, IN CORNERS, UNDERNEATH AND BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
SEE #29.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
SEE #29.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
SEAL OPENINGS IN WALL IN REAR UNDERNEATH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND THROUGHOUT. CLEAN WALLS AND WINDOW LEDGES THROUGHOUT WHERE NOT CLEAN, SEAL ALL LOOSE BASEBOARDS.
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
SEE #29.
2010-10-14 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 5 ▾
* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
NO CERTIFIED MGR ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (EGGS, MILK) NOR CERTIFICATE POSTED. PROVIDE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
RAW WOOD STORAGE SHELVES. SEAL/PAINT SAME WITH NON TOXIC PAINT. ALUMINUM FOIL ON STORAGE SHELVES. REMOVE SAME AND PAINT ANY RUSTY SURFACES WITH NON-TOXIC PAINT.
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
CLEAN FLOORS IN CORNERS AND ALONG WALLBASE THRU-OUT.
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
SEAL HOLE IN WALL IN TOILET ROOM.
LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
PROVIDE LIGHTSHIELDS THRU-OUT PREP AREAS.
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