Central Bakery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER PEST CONTROL ON PREMISES. OBSERVED OVER 30 MICE DROPPINGS UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLBASE IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZED AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE PEST PROBLEM. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
  Inspector note: MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 30
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: ADDITIONAL STOPPERS NEEDED AT THE FRONT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PREP SINK DRAINING SLOW IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED INSIDE 2-DOOR PREP COOLER. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 40
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CLUTTER AN UNNECESSARY ARTICLES IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE ITEMS CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREA TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORAGE.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 6, 2016: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Humboldt Park

• ? La Estacion Taqueria
  cooked · 3612 W North Ave · inspected January 19, 2011
• ? Asi Es Guerrero Restaurant
  cooked · 4114 W North Ave · inspected January 10, 2013
• ? Solidarity Food
  cooked · 854 N Kildare Ave · inspected December 23, 2011
• ? Chicago Bulls Fresh Meat Market
  cooked · 3657 W Division St · inspected November 14, 2012
• ✓ Beefee Submarine Inc
  cooked · 3357 W Chicago Ave · inspected August 10, 2012
• ✓ Casa Central Community Service
  clean · 1343 N California Ave · inspected October 16, 2025

See every restaurant in Humboldt Park →

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.