The Fudge Pot

Year by year

Inspections

1. Oct 9, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)

   Result: Pass.

2. Oct 8, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED HOLE IN THE DRY WALL UPPER LEFT OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BY THE A/C UNIT VENT ALSO AN OPENING UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AREAS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED FLOOR IN FRONT SERVICE AREA WITH SMALL DEBRIS AND DIRT BUILD UP UNDER MOVABLE SHELVING AND EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS UNDER THE DISH WASHING SINK IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.

   • Severity not stated

     ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

     OBSERVED NEW EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN FOR NEW EMPLOYEE AND PROVIDE ON SITE.

3. Dec 1, 2022 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED FLOORS AT FRONT PREP AREA WITH HEAVY FOOD DEBRIS UNDERNEATH COUNTERTOP DISPLAY CASES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

4. May 5, 2020 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Severity not stated

     INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

     OBSERVED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR NOT TIGHT FITTING. MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT PEST ENTRY.

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED AT THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON CEILING ABOVE STORAGE SHELVING IN REAR STORAGE ROOM.

5. Mar 21, 2019 Canvass Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)

   Result: Pass.

6. Mar 12, 2019 Canvass · Fail — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

     OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7.38.010.NO CITATION ISSUED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

     OBSERVED NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE OR CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE. FACILITY MUST PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEES TO FOLLOW WHEN RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. NO CITATION ISSUED

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

     OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK IN FOOD PREP AREA BLOCKED. NOTED 3 PACKAGES AND 2 LETTERS STORED INSIDE OF THE HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAKE HAND WASHING SINK ACCESSIBLE TO ALLOW FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. FOODHANDLER REMOVES ITEMS FROM THE HAND WASHING SINK DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030(C).CITATION ISSUED.

   • Serious Priority

     PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

     OBSERVED TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (HEAVY CREAM , 15 QT) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 48.3 F. HEAVY CREAM WAS FOUND IN THE REACH IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED FOOD HANDLER TO DISCARD ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED ALL SAID TCS FOODS, COST OF ALL FOODS $68.25. PRIORITY VIOLATION .7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

     OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER (FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE) ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

   • Severity not stated

     CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

     OBSERVED CANDY BUCKETS IN FOOD PREP AREA ON FLOOR . ALL FOOD ITEMS MUST BE STORED SIX INCHES FROM FLOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.

   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

     OBSERVED UNSEALED WOODEN STORAGE CONTAINER USED AS GARBAGE RECEPTACLE. WASTE HANDLING UNITS FOR REFUSE, RECYCLABLES, AND RETURNABLES AND FOR USE WITH MATERIALS CONTAINING FOOD RESIDUE SHALL BE DURABLE, CLEANABLE, INSECT- AND RODENT-RESISTANT, LEAKPROOF, AND NONABSORBENT. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.

7. Mar 17, 2017 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Not serious Minor

     FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

     MUST REPAIR/REPLACE BROKEN/TORN 2DR REFRIGERATOR GASKETS LOCATED NEXT TO THE EXHAUST HOOD CANOPY.

   • Not serious Minor

     FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

     MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE OVEN ACROSS FROM THE EXHAUST HOOD CANOPY TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRI.

8. Mar 8, 2016 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Not serious Minor

     FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

     OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE FRONT 2 DOOR COOLER NOT CLEAN.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IN DETAIL AND MAINTAIN.

   • Not serious Minor

     WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

     OBSERVED HEAVY DUST BUILD UP ON VENTILATION COVER ABOVE THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DUSTS ACCUMULATIONS AND MAINTAIN.

   • Not serious Minor

     PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

     ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS STORED TO AT LEAST 6" INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AND AWAY FROM THE WALL AND MAINTAIN.

9. Apr 7, 2015 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
   • Not serious Minor

     FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

     NOTED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE DRY STORAGE CABINET AT FRONT DISPLAY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Not serious Minor

     FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

     INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY INSIDE CABINETS BY THE STOVE AND REAR DRY STORAGE. MUST ALSO CLEAN FLOORS INSIDE BATHROOM UNDERNEATH EMPLOYEE LOCKERS.

   • Not serious Minor

     REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

     NOTED NO STEM THERMOMETERS INSIDE WALK IN COOLER AT THE REAR DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A THERMOMETER FOR BETTER TEMPERATURE MONITORING.

10. Apr 2, 2014 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

      DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE COOLER.

    • Not serious Minor

      FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

      DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.

11. Mar 26, 2013 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

      LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

      MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ON SEVERAL LIGHT FIXTURES FOR DISPLAY CASE. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL.

12. Apr 30, 2012 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

      FRONT COOLER DOOR GASKET IS IN POOR REPAIR-MUST FIX OR REPLACE. All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.

    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

      FRONT COOLER SHELVES, INTERIOR FLOOR OF SAME & FAN GUARDS OF COOLERS MUST BE FREE OF DUST/ FOOD DEBRIS. All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.

    • Not serious Minor

      FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

      ALL STOCK/SUPPLIES MUST BE ELEVATED AT LEAST 6-INCHES OFF THE FLOOR AT FRONT & REAR OF THE STORE. FLOORS ALONG WALLBASES AT REAR DRY STORAGE ROOM MUST BE KEPT CLEAN ALSO. The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.

    • Not serious Minor

      VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

      THE CONDENSATION LINE INSIDE THE REAR COOLER IS MISSING-MUST REPLACE & MAINTAIN. Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.

13. Mar 30, 2011 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

      All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR SURFACES OF THE 1 BURNER STOVE PIT WITH BUILDUP OF FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE.

    • Not serious Minor

      WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

      The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. REPLACE THE MISSING WALL TILES BELOW THE PREP TABLE AT THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORE. REMOVE THE SPIDERWEBS FROM THE CEILING AND WALLS OF THE REAR STORAGE HALLWAY.

    • Not serious Minor

      VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

      REAR REACH IN COOLER DRAINING WASTE WATER INTO A BUCKET ON INTERIOR OF COOLER. MUST PROPERLY EXTEND COOLER WASTE LINE TO A FLOOR DRAIN.

14. Jun 14, 2010 Canvass · Pass — Risk 2 (Medium)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

      All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. REPAIR BROKEN REACH IN COOLER DOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA.

    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

      All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. MUST DETAIL CLEAN SHELVING RACKS ON INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLER AND REMOVE FOOD DEBRIS. DETAIL CLEAN BOTTOM OF TOILET IN EMPLOYEE WASHROM.

    • Not serious Minor

      FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

      The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN WASHROOM BEHIND DOOR AND IN REAR STORAGE AREAS.

    • Not serious Minor

      VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

      Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health. MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO, REAR REACH IN COOLER DRAINING WASTE WATER INTO A BUCKET ON INTERIOR OF COOLER. MUST PROPERLY EXTEND COOLER WASTE LINE TO A FLOOR DRAIN.

    • Not serious Minor

      PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

      All parts of the food establishment and all parts of the property used in connection with the operation of the establishment shall be kept neat and clean and should not produce any offensive odors. MUST BETTER ORGANIZE REAR STORAGE AREAS AND STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.