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Bakers Square
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 30, 2020
- address5220 N Harlem Ave, Chicago 60656
Is Bakers Square clean?
Bakers Square is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 30, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Bakers Square?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 30, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK IN PREP/COOKING AREA AND IN WASHROOMS.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD CONTAINERS/BINS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (FLOUR, SUGAR ETC).
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. NOTED SOME GREASE ACCUMULATION UNDER AND AROUND GREASE CONTAINER.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN REAR OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA. NOTED SOME GREASE ACCUMULATION UNDER AND AROUND GREASE CONTAINER.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REORGANIZE REAR STORAGE (CLEANING SUPPLIES) AREA. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
When was Bakers Square last inspected?
Bakers Square has 22 inspections on record going back to January 25, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| March 30, 2020 | Pass | |
| April 24, 2019 | Pass | |
| March 19, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 8, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 6, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 28, 2017 | Fail | |
| April 6, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 29, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 3, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 17, 2015 | Pass |
Bakers Square vs Norwood Park
Norwood Park runs 67% clean across 265 tracked restaurants — 177 clean, 50 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 265 spots Cooked tracks in Norwood Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 March 30, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.