Food Safety Report: Puffy Cakes, 1651 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, Il, USA.

Chicago, 60622 Illinois, United States

Report date: Nov 21, 2025
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed facility without a valid city of chicago food service sanitation certificate posted onsite for food employees. Informed person in charge city of chicago original food service certificate must be posted along with the certified manager on site when time and temperature control for safety(tcs) foods are stored. Facility is not open and operating at time of re-inspection no-citation issued. Priority foundation violation #7-38-012. No citation issued.

37. Food properly labeled; original container
- comments: 3-302. 12 inspector comments: must label food storage containers when food is not in the original package of squeeze bottles, etc.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: 6-202. 15 inspector comments: observed a gap along bottom of front door must make tight fitting.

40. Personal cleanliness
- comments: 2-402. 11 inspector comments: observed food handler not wearing a hair restraint must provide and maintain.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: -301. 12 inspector comments: observed utensils (bowls,baking pans,etc) to large to be submerged into 3- compartment sink must provide smaller utensils or a larger sink.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: 4-601. 11(c) inspector comments: must clean debris build up from storage cabinets,prep coolers.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: 5-204. 12 inspector comments: observed no backflow device on ice machine to be seen for servicing must provide and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: 6-501. 114 inspector comments: must remove articles from inside of mopsink basin and on floor under dry food storage shelving units and store off of floor.

57. All food employees have food handler training
- comments: 2-102. 13 inspector comments: observed no food handlers training for employees must provide and maintain.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: 2-102. 13 inspector comments: observed no food allergen training for food manager must provide and maintain.

59. Previous priority foundation violation corrected
- comments: observed previous priority foundation violations not corrected within specified time frame on the inspection report #2626828 dated for 11/7/25: (#38)6-501. 111 inspector comments: observed no pest control logbook with receipt of service and required documents must be provided and maintained. (priority foundation 7-38-020(c)(citation issued) instructed person in charge that the violation shall now classified as a priority item due to previous noncompliance. Must correct before re-inspection. Priority violation #7-42-090. No citation issued.