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Central Bakery
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 26, 2017
- address2218 N California Ave, Chicago 60647
- cuisineBakery
Is Central Bakery clean?
Central Bakery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 26, 2017. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Central Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 26, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • OBSERVED LIGHT SHIELD MISSING ON LIGHT BULB INSIDE WALK-IN FREEZER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT BULB IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP AREA AND MUST MAINTAIN.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP AREA AND MUST MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE 4-DOOR REACH IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN.Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • OBSERVED RUSTY FOOD STORAGE SHELVING INSIDE 4-DOOR REACH IN COOLER. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO HEAVY COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED BROKEN FLOOR TILES IN REAR PREP AREA NEXT TO HEAVY COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Central Bakery last inspected?
Central Bakery has 11 inspections on record going back to December 13, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2018 | closed by the city | |
| July 26, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 1, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2016 | Fail | |
| October 5, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 28, 2015 | Fail | |
| September 9, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 5, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2012 | Pass | |
| March 19, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 13, 2010 | Pass |
Central Bakery vs Logan Square
Logan Square runs 66% clean across 1,321 tracked restaurants — 870 clean, 253 mid, 186 cooked.
Against the 1,321 spots Cooked tracks in Logan Square, this one comes out cleaner than 35% 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 July 26, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.