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El Original Acambaro Bakery
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 23, 2025
- address2108 W 51St St, Chicago 60609
- cuisineBakery
Is El Original Acambaro Bakery clean?
El Original Acambaro Bakery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 23, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Original Acambaro Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-501.11 OBSERVED 8 DOOR WOOD DISPLAY CASING ON north SIDE OF FACILITY WITHOUT DOOR HANDLES TO ACCESS BAKED GOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ALL BAKING PANS, ROLLING CARTS, INTERIOR SURFACES OF DISPLAY CASES, BUTCKETS CONTAINING WORKING INGREDIENTS, AND STAND IN PLACE EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. INTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DRIED FOOD DEBRIS, CLEAN SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE DRIED FOOD DEBRIS IN ORDER TO PREVENT FOOD SOURCE FOR PEST.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT REAR PREP/STORAGE AS WELL AS FRONT SELF SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS AND INCREASE LIGHTING IN SAID AREAS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • 6-303.11 OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING THROUGHOUT REAR PREP/STORAGE AS WELL AS FRONT SELF SERVICE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE ALL BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS AND INCREASE LIGHTING IN SAID AREAS.
When was El Original Acambaro Bakery last inspected?
El Original Acambaro Bakery has 10 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 4, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 28, 2021 | Pass | |
| May 21, 2021 | Fail | |
| December 31, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 17, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2013 | Pass | |
| December 31, 2012 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 2, 2011 | Pass |
El Original Acambaro Bakery vs New City
New City runs 64% clean across 490 tracked restaurants — 311 clean, 76 mid, 98 cooked.
Against the 490 spots Cooked tracks in New City, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 December 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.