Breakfast House & Coffee Bar is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 17, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Breakfast House & Coffee Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 17, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π·οΈfood improperly labeled
Food Properly Labeled; Original Container β’ MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
β οΈPersonal Cleanliness β’ OBSERVED EMPLOYEES PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
Personal Cleanliness β’ OBSERVED EMPLOYEES PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
π§»grimy wiping cloths
Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored β’ OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES AND AT THE FRONT COUNTER COFFEE STATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
πΏplumbing acting up
Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean β’ OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS IN THE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF 2-DOOR TALL REFRIGERATOR AND INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
π§Ήfloors, walls, or ceilings grimy
Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean β’ MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD STANDING WATER DEBRIS ON FLOOR IN REAR DISHWASING AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN REAR FOOD PREP/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN FACILITY IN A GOOD REPAIR. β’ OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE FLOOR DRAINS IN REAR PREP/ DISHWASHER AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. β’ OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENTS IN THE CUSTOMERS AND EMPLYEES WASHEOOMS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
β οΈAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used β’ EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORED PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA OR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED EMPLYEES STORAGE AREA FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS.
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used β’ EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORED PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA OR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED EMPLYEES STORAGE AREA FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS.
When was Breakfast House & Coffee Bar last inspected?
Breakfast House & Coffee Bar has 5 inspections on record going back to March 4, 2022.
date
result
score
March 17, 2025
Pass
September 4, 2024
Pass
October 28, 2022
Pass
October 4, 2022
Pass
March 4, 2022
Pass
Breakfast House & Coffee Bar vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants β 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 17, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.