The Chocolate Factory

Year by year

Inspections

1. May 5, 2026 Routine · No items found

   No violations cited.

2. Aug 26, 2025 Routine · No items found

   No violations cited.

3. Jan 9, 2025 Routine · 1 core
   • Not serious Core Corrected on site

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT AND LINENS - AIR-DRYING REQUIRED

     Clean blenders are stacked together without allowing to air dry totally before they are stacked together.

     Correction: Air dry all clean utensils before storage and before contact with food.

     Code 4-901.11

4. Apr 3, 2024 Routine · 1 priority foundation, 4 core
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     WAREWASHING - SANITIZING SOLUTION - TESTING DEVICES

     A quat test kit available for checking sanitizer concentrations has an expiration date of 12/1/21.

     Correction: Provide a test kit or other device for measuring the concentration of sanitizing solutions.

     Code 4-302.14

   • Not serious Core

     PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - HAIR RESTRAINTS

     Employee noted working in food preparation/cooking area without a beard restraint.

     Correction: Provide employees working in food preparation and cooking areas with effective hair restraint (hat, hair net, beard restraint, etc.).

     Code 2-402.11

   • Not serious Core Corrected on site

     IN-USE UTENSILS, BETWEEN USE STORAGE

     Spoons used to dispense pecans and almonds onto ice cream sudaes were observed laying in the nuts.

     Correction: Store in-use utensils in the food item with handle extended or on a clean surface.

     Code 3-304.12

   • Not serious Core

     EQUIPMENT AND UTENSILS - GOOD REPAIR

     Two ladles used for soups were observed on the clean racks with the outer layer partially flaked off.

     Correction: Remove from premise.

     Code 4-501.11 (A)

   • Not serious Core

     DRYING MOPS

     Mops stored in the mop sink and not hung up to dry.

     Correction: Store mops to allow them to air dry without soiling walls, equipment and supplies.

     Code 6-501.16

5. Sep 7, 2023 Routine · 1 priority foundation, 1 core
   • Not serious Priority Foundation Corrected on site

     FOOD CONTACT SURFACES - SOILED

     One of the dippers used for soup hanging on the clean rack has excessive build up of biofilm in the dipper. The onion slicer on the clean rack had onion residue in between the guides/blades.

     Correction: Maintain food contact surfaces in a clean condition. Both items were removed from the clean rack to be cleaned. Possibly using steel wool on the dipper to remove the biofilm.

     Code 4-601.11 (A)

   • Not serious Core

     WAREWASHING - MECHANICAL HOT WATER - TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES

     An irreversible registering thermometer or heat strips is not provided for measuring utensil surface temperatures in the hot water mechanical warewashing operation.

     Correction: Provide an irreversible registering thermometer.

     Code 4-302.13 (B)