Corner Bakery Cafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 17, 2026
• address56 W Randolph St, Chicago 60601

Is Corner Bakery Cafe clean?

Corner Bakery Cafe is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 17, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Corner Bakery Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • 3-302.12 : MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 : MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
  Personal Cleanliness • 2-402.11 : MUST PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS FOR FOOD HANDLERS.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-904.11 : MUST INVERT SILVERWEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • 4-904.11 : MUST INVERT SILVERWEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-903.11(A;C) : MUST INVERT PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • 4-903.11(A;C) : MUST INVERT PLASTIC WEAR WITH HANDLES IN UPRIGHT POSITION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.19 : MUST ELIMINATE CRATE USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN FREEZER AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS. • 4-501.12 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN CUTTING BOARDS ON TOPSIDES OF PREP COOLERS TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM GRILL TABLE,PREP TABLE,LOWER CABINET AT SELF SERVICE BEVERAGE AREA.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • 5-205.15 : OBSERVED AN ACTIVE LEAK AT A WATER LINE BEHIND SELF SERVICE BEVERAGE MACHINE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.13 : MUST GROUT FLOOR IN DISH WASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FLOORING IN WALK IN COOLER,3- MISSING CEILING TILES NEAR WALK IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT. • 6-501.13 : MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP AND DUST FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES INCLUDING BASEMENT STORAGE AREA.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 : MUST PROVIDE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER AND MAINTAIN.

When was Corner Bakery Cafe last inspected?

Corner Bakery Cafe has 9 inspections on record going back to November 14, 2023.

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 59% of them.

Other spots in Loop

• ✓ Corner Bakery
  clean · April 9, 2026
• ✓ Canal Street Eatery & Market
  clean · December 21, 2023
• ✓ Subway
  clean · May 20, 2026
• ✓ Tea Monster
  clean · January 14, 2026
• ✓ Eurest Bp Chicago Cafe
  clean · November 17, 2025
• ✓ Aloha Poke
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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 February 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.