Corner Bakery Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedAugust 30, 2023
• address140 S Dearborn St, Chicago 60603

Is Corner Bakery Cafe clean?

Corner Bakery Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 30, 2023. 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 Corner Bakery Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 30, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • 2-101.11 OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF IDENTITY IN ORDER TO VERIFY THEIR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROVIDE PROOF OF IDENTITY SUCH AS A STATE ID IN ORDER FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO VERIFY THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED UNDER VIOLATION #2.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • 2-101.11 OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF IDENTITY IN ORDER TO VERIFY THEIR CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS PROVIDE PROOF OF IDENTITY SUCH AS A STATE ID IN ORDER FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO VERIFY THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 6-301.14 OBSERVED HAND WASHING SIGNS ARE NEEDED IN THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. • 6-301.12 OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT THE HAND WASHING SINKS LOCATED IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A HAND DRYING PROVISION SUCH AS PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED A SLIGHT BROWNISH SUBSTANCE ON THE ICE SLOT FOR THE SODA DISPENSER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • 3-501.16(A:2,&B) OBSERVED ABOUT 30 LBS OF RAW BACON AT AN INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 75F LOCATED ON THE RACK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA, OBSERVED ABOUT 20 LBS OF PRE-MADE CAPRESE SANDWICHES (MOZZARELLA AND SLICED TOMATOES) AT AN INADEQUATE COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 68F, AND OBSERVED ABOUT 10 LBS OF CEASAR SALAD AT 53F. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES AND DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS. EMPLOYEE DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • 4-301.11 OBSERVED FACILITY USING ICE INSTEAD OF MECHANICAL REFRIGERATOR TO KEEP TCS FOODS (YOGURT) COLD. INSTRUCTED TO NEVER USE ICE TO KEEP TCS FOODS COLD, FACILITY MUST USE MECHANICAL REFRIGERATION AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • 5-103.11(B) OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY, HOT WATER ONLY RANGED FROM 75.2F-77F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINKS AND IN THE TOILET ROOM HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOT WATER (AT LEAST 110F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT LEAST 100F AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS) AT ALL TIMES THE FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INSPECTION THE FACILITY WAS PREPPING, SERVING AND HANDLING TCS FOODS TO SERVE TO THE PUBLIC. PLUMBER ARRIVED AND BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION FACILITY'S HOT WATER WAS MAINTAINING 120F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • 5-103.11(B) OBSERVED INADEQUATE HOT WATER THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FACILITY, HOT WATER ONLY RANGED FROM 75.2F-77F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINKS AND IN THE TOILET ROOM HAND WASHING SINKS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOT WATER (AT LEAST 110F AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT LEAST 100F AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS) AT ALL TIMES THE FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INSPECTION THE FACILITY WAS PREPPING, SERVING AND HANDLING TCS FOODS TO SERVE TO THE PUBLIC. PLUMBER ARRIVED AND BY THE END OF THE INSPECTION FACILITY'S HOT WATER WAS MAINTAINING 120F. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030(C).
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 OBSERVED A URINAL OUT OF ORDER IN THE MEN'S ROOM (MEN'S ROOM HAS AN ADDITIONAL TOILET BOWL). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE WOMEN'S TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPLACE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED LOW LIGHTING INSIDE OF THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHTING INTENSITY IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED LOW LIGHTING INSIDE OF THE DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO INCREASE LIGHTING INTENSITY IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES FOR INSPECTOR'S REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE OR MEET REQUIREMENTS.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES FOR INSPECTOR'S REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE OR MEET REQUIREMENTS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE PRESENTED FOR INSPECTOR'S REVIEW. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE OR MEET REQUIREMENTS.

When was Corner Bakery Cafe last inspected?

Corner Bakery Cafe has 20 inspections on record going back to September 2, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Corner Bakery Cafe 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.

Other spots in Loop

• ✓ Corner Bakery Cafe
  cooked · November 29, 2019
• ✓! Corner Bakery Cafe
  cooked · October 21, 2016
• ✓ Corner Bakery Cafe
  cooked · January 14, 2022
• ✓ Corner Bakery Cafe
  clean · November 6, 2023
• ✓ Corner Bakery Cafe
  clean · November 15, 2023
• ✓ Corner Bakery Cafe
  cooked · September 11, 2023

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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 August 30, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.