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Corner Bakery Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 24, 2022
- address200 N La Salle St, Chicago 60601
Is Corner Bakery Cafe clean?
Corner Bakery Cafe is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 24, 2022. 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 June 24, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MISSING KNOBS ON LIDS OF HOT HOLDING UNITS IN FRONT PREP AREA, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KNOBS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED RUST ACCUMULATION ON TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK IN THE DISH AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, MUST MAINTAIN.Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED RUST ACCUMULATION ON TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE 3-COMP SINK IN THE DISH AREA, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, MUST MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS IN FLOORS CORNERS UNDER & BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION ON CEILING VENTS AND TILES THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS ABOVE HOT & COLD FOOD LINES. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMESAll Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES HOLDING CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST COMPLETE ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
When was Corner Bakery Cafe last inspected?
Corner Bakery Cafe has 16 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 10, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| June 24, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2020 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 15, 2018 | Pass | |
| May 10, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 17, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 19, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 13, 2015 | Pass |
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.
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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 June 24, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.