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Einstein Bros. Bagels
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 8, 2015
- address3420 N Southport Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Einstein Bros. Bagels clean?
Einstein Bros. Bagels is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 8, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Einstein Bros. Bagels?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 8, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation • FOUND A BLACK, MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE ICE MACHINE. TAGGED MACHINE HELD FOR INSPECTION BY CDPH AND INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNTIL TAG REMOVED BY CDPH. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • OBSERVED DIRT BUILDUP AND OLD SOILED CARDBOARD IN THE CABINETS UNDER THE SELF SERVE COFFEE STATION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE SELF SERVE COFFEE STATION CABINETS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT BUILDUP IN THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER THE SELF SERVE COFFEE STATION CABINETS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT BUILDUP IN THE FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT/WATER DAMAGE ABOVE THE BOOTH CLOSEST TO THE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE CEILING TILES AND CEILING VENT COVERS ABOVE THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT/WATER DAMAGE ABOVE THE BOOTH CLOSEST TO THE RESTROOM. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DIRT AND DUST BUILDUP ON THE CEILING TILES AND CEILING VENT COVERS ABOVE THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Einstein Bros. Bagels last inspected?
Einstein Bros. Bagels has 10 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| January 8, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 28, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 5, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 28, 2013 | Fail | |
| November 30, 2012 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2011 | Fail | |
| June 22, 2010 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2010 | Fail |
Einstein Bros. Bagels vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 25% 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 January 8, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.