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Bake For Me!
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 9, 2019
- address303 E Wacker Dr, Chicago 60601
Is Bake For Me! clean?
Bake For Me! is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on October 9, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Bake For Me!?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 9, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT, TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY (TCS) FOODS (HARD BOILED EGGS, DELI MEAT, SLICED TOMATOES ETC.) NOT DATE MARKED TO INDICATE THE PRODUCT'S NAME AND DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD MUST BE SOLD, DISCARDED OR CONSUMED WITHIN 7 DAYS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING AND DISCARD DATE FOR REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24HRS PLACED IN ALL COLD-HOLDING UNITS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED PACKAGED FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED INCLUDING GRAB & GO FOOD ITEMS (ASSORTED COOKIES & BAKED GOODS) AND READY MADE SANDWICHES AND SALADS STORED IN THE DISPLAY DELI COOLER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL PACKAGED FOOD ITEMS WITH IDENTITY, NET WEIGHT, INGREDIENTS, LIST MAJOR ALLERGENS, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS WHERE MADE AND PACKAGED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK AND COFFEE PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD TO AVOID CONTAMINATION TO COFFEE PREP.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK AND COFFEE PREP AREA. MUST INSTALL A WASHABLE SPLASHGUARD TO AVOID CONTAMINATION TO COFFEE PREP.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsWiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USE.
When was Bake For Me! last inspected?
Bake For Me! has 6 inspections on record going back to August 5, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| October 9, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 8, 2019 | — | |
| May 25, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 5, 2015 | Pass |
Bake For Me! vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 9, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.