Corner Bakery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 10, 2026
• address140 S Dearborn St, Chicago 60603

Is Corner Bakery clean?

Corner Bakery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 10, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Corner Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON BOTH SMALL PREP COOLERS IN CATERING PREP AREA,MISSING HANDLES ON SOUP LIDS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY TOILET IN MEN'S STALL.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE FLOOR PANEL IN WALK IN COOLER,MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR WALK IN COOLER,EXTERIOR WALL BASES OF WALK IN COOLER IN POOR REPAIR,CEILING IN POOR REPAIR IN FRONT COFFEE AREA.MUST GROUT FLOOR IN DISH WASHING AREA. • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FLOOR IN COFFEE PREP AREA AND FLOOR DRAIN AT DISH MACHINE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHT AT HOOD OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Corner Bakery last inspected?

Corner Bakery has 4 inspections on record going back to October 23, 2023.

Corner Bakery 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 50% 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 April 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.