Del Real Bakery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedSeptember 27, 2019
• address3044 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60629
• cuisineBakery

Is Del Real Bakery clean?

Del Real Bakery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 27, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Del Real Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 27, 2019, 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 EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE IN A VERIFIABLE MANNER EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY ILLNESS TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO PROCEDURES AND SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NO DATE MARKING SYSTEM AVAILABLE. ALL REFRIGERATED READY TO EAT TCS FOOD HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH DATE BY WHICH FOOD IS TO BE SOLD, DISCARDED, OR CONSUMED WITH A MAXIMUM OF 7 DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER AVAILABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE FOR INTERNAL TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED SMALL BULK SUGAR CONTAINER NOT LABELED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD. • OBSERVED PACKAGED COOKIES DISPLAYED FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NO LABELS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL ITEMS WITH NAME OF FOOD, INGREDIENTS, NET WEIGHT, BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS, ALLERGENS.
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT COVERED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIDS FOR ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT COVERED IN REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LIDS FOR ALL BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED GASKETS WORN AND DAMAGED ON COOLER DOORS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REAPIR AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP AND FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER, PREP TABLES, CABINETS UNDER DISPLAY CASE, ROLLING CARTS, COOLERS, BULK CONTAINERS, ETC. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES AND EQUIPMENT.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACK FLOW DEVICE ON UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR FLOORS AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED OPENINGS IN WALLS AND CEILINGS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO LIGHT SHIELDS IN PASTRY DISPLAY CASE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTERPROOF BULBS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED NO LIGHT SHIELDS IN PASTRY DISPLAY CASE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS OR SHATTERPROOF BULBS.

When was Del Real Bakery last inspected?

Del Real Bakery has 5 inspections on record going back to September 26, 2013.

Del Real Bakery vs Chicago Lawn

Chicago Lawn runs 64% clean across 514 tracked restaurants — 328 clean, 77 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 514 spots Cooked tracks in Chicago Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 23% of them.

Other spots in Chicago Lawn

• ✓ Gas Center
  clean · September 27, 2013
• ✓ Rio Valley Market
  clean · October 17, 2013
• ✓ Hadermoat Restaurant
  clean · July 8, 2014
• ✓ Tropical Grill Chicken
  clean · January 3, 2014
• ✓ 63Rd Food Mart
  clean · November 3, 2016
• ✓ Tony's Tacos
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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 September 27, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.