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DOROTHY'S SWEET SHOPPE

4925 N LINCOLN AVE · Chicago, IL 60625

Restaurant

Chicago Department of Public Health reports Pass with Conditions for DOROTHY'S SWEET SHOPPE on .

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Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass with Conditions
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
5
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
2617381

Location recorded for this inspection · DOROTHY'S SWEET SHOPPE · 4925 N LINCOLN AVE

The source labels this outcome “Pass w/ Conditions”.

Recorded violations

  • 16

    FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: CHLORINE CHEMICAL DISH WASHING MACHINE NOT PROPERLY DISPENSING SANITIZER. 0 PPM CHLORINE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND PRIMING THE MACHINE. NO DISHES BEING WASHED AT THIS TIME. MACHINE TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, DISPENSES SANITIZER AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED FOR TAG REMOVAL. INSTRUCTED TO USE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. NO CITATION ISSUED.

  • 36

    THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE - Comments: INACCURATE INTERNAL THERMOMETER IN THE REFRIGERATION UNIT HOLDING MILK IN BARKLY BISCUIT KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

  • 37

    FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: NOTED A BULK FOOD FLOUR CONTAINER MISSING ITS LABEL IN THE BARKLY BISCUIT KITCHEN. MUST RELABEL.

  • 47

    FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR CHEMICAL STORAGE IN THE DISH ROOM.

  • 49

    NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN - Comments: NOTED A DIRTY HAND WASHING SINK IN THE SMALL REAR KITCHEN ADJACENT TO THE DISHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.----MUST NOT USE TINFOIL AS LINER FOR THE SAME SINK PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER.

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Inspection history

Chicago publishes inspection reports dating back to 2010. The city changed its procedures on July 1, 2018.

CanvassPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
Canvass
Recorded citations
5
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
1099181

Location recorded for this inspection · DOROTHY'S SWEET SHOPPE · 4925 N LINCOLN AVE

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 33

    FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS - Comments: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON BOTTOM PANEL OF COOLER AT PREP AREA; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN/SANITIZE.

  • 34

    FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED - Comments: FOOD DEBRIS AND DUST ON FLOOR AT PREP AREA; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOOR, UNDER, BEHIND EQUIPMENT AT CORNERS AND ALONG WALLS.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: LEAK AT FAUCET FOR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK; INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/REPLACE.

  • 42

    APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN - Comments: FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS; INSTRUCTED FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.

  • 44

    ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL IN THE FOOD-PREP AREA - Comments: OBSERVED PARENTS INSIDE THE PREP AREA; INSTRUCTED ONLY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL CAN BE AT THE FOOD PREP AREA/BAKERY KITCHEN.

License Re-InspectionPass
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Pass
Inspection type
License Re-Inspection
Recorded citations
0
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
1229335

Location recorded for this inspection · DOROTHY'S SWEET SHOPPE · 4925 N LINCOLN AVE

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

The source lists no violation citations for this inspection.

LicenseFail
Inspection date
Reported outcome
Fail
Inspection type
License
Recorded citations
3
Source risk category
Risk 2 (Medium)
Inspection ID
1214529

Location recorded for this inspection · DOROTHY'S SWEET SHOPPE · 4925 N LINCOLN AVE

This visit predates Chicago’s July 1, 2018 inspection procedure change.

Recorded violations

  • 11

    ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL EXPOSED HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER INSIDE DISH ROOM.

  • 24

    DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A METAL 3 COMPARTMENT SINK EQUIPPED WITH AN ATTACHED DRAINBOARD, A GREASE TRAP AND HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE. SINK SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO PERMIT COMPLETE IMMERSION OF THE UTENSILS TO BE WASHED, RINSED AND SANITIZED IN BAKERY PREP AREA.

  • 38

    VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED - Comments: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL VENTILATION INSIDE ALL (10) TOILET ROOMS.

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How results compare in ZIP 60625

322 of 417 establishments with a Pass, Pass with Conditions or Fail outcome since July 1, 2018 have a Pass outcome.

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Chicago Department of Public Health via the City of Chicago Data Portal. Reference license 2146528.

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