Cuenca's Bakery & Groceries

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 21, 2025
• address4229 W Montrose Ave, Chicago 60641
• cuisineBakery

Is Cuenca's Bakery & Groceries clean?

Cuenca's Bakery & Groceries is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 21, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cuenca's Bakery & Groceries?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED NO LABELS FOR BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS (RICE AND FLOUR). INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE ALL BULK AND WORKING FOOD INGREDIENT CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED WITH CONTENTS NAME.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED A 1/4" GAP ON THE SIDE OF THE REAR EXIT DOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA. MUST PROVIDE A TIGHT-FITTING SEAL AT ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT THE ENTRY OF PESTS.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS FOR DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS BEING STORED DIRECTLY INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL UTENSILS BETWEEN USE.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED SCOOPS FOR DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS BEING STORED DIRECTLY INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL UTENSILS BETWEEN USE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING. • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS AND REFRIGERATION UNITS STORED INSIDE GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS INSIDE APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.

When was Cuenca's Bakery & Groceries last inspected?

Cuenca's Bakery & Groceries has 21 inspections on record going back to April 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cuenca's Bakery & Groceries vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.

Other spots in Albany Park

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  cooked · October 29, 2010
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  cooked · February 8, 2011
• ? Holy Land Market, Inc
  cooked · April 25, 2011
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  clean · July 7, 2017
• ? Joony Mart
  cooked · October 3, 2012
• ✓! Dokil Bakery
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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 March 21, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.