Ba Le Sandwich And Bakery

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-204.18 CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREZEERS, PIPE IS LEAKING AND BUILD-UP ICE ON IT.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. NO FOOD UNDER THE UNIT
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: 5-205.15 LEAKING FAUCET AT TWO COMPARTMENT SINK BY THE NORTH WALL IN PREP AREA.REPAIR CAUSE
  code 51
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
  Inspector note: 5-501.17 COVER IS NEEDED AT RECEPTACLES INSIDE THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM.
  code 53
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.11 BROKEN GROUT BETWEEN FLOOR TILES AT REAR PREP AREA, ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF ALL SINKS.REPAIR ISSUE. • 6-201.12 NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS IN PREP AREA GRIMES BUILD-UP. REMOVE ICE BUILD-UP ON FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZERS
  code 55
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: 6-202.11 PROTECTIVE LIGHT SHIELD WITH DEBRIS ON IT, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN IN PREP AREAS
  code 56
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: 2-102.13 FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES WERE EXPIRED INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE WITH CURRENT DATE. FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES EXPIRED EVERY THREE YEARS
  code 57
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: 8-404.13(B:4) PREVIOUS PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 7-11-2018, REPORT 2300918. OBSERVED NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING REQUIRED BY PA 100-0367 ON-SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSONS WITH THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-42-090, NO CITATION ISSUED
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 23, 2021: 7 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Uptown

• ✓! S L Grill
  mid · 4757 N Sheridan Bldg · inspected December 10, 2010
• ✕ The Broadway Cafe
  cooked · 4716 N Broadway · inspected January 19, 2011
• ✓ Target
  clean · 4466 N Broadway · inspected November 25, 2025
• ✕ Beijing Garden
  cooked · 1023 W Wilson Ave · inspected July 6, 2010
• ✓ The Cousins Restaurant
  cooked · 1463 W Leland Ave · inspected December 11, 2013
• ✓ The Dock At Montrose Beach
  clean · 4400 N Simonds Dr · inspected July 2, 2025

See every restaurant in Uptown →

About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.