Golden Spice Bakery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 2, 2021
• address2338 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60623
• cuisineBakery

Is Golden Spice Bakery clean?

Golden Spice Bakery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 2, 2021. 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 Golden Spice Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2021, 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 ON SITE AS REQUIRED; MUST PROVIDE. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF EMPLOYEES 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 ADEQUATE SUPPLIES ON SITE TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO VOMIT AND/OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS OF SUGAR AND FLOUR NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED REAR EXIT DOOR WITH 1/4" GAP AT BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SEAL GAP TO PREVENT ENTRY OF UNWANTED PESTS INTO FACILITY.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED METAL SCOOPS SUBMERGED IN BULK CONTAINERS OF SUGAR AND FLOUR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE SCOOP AND/OR STORE SCOOP WITH HANDLE UP ABOVE PRODUCT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • OBSERVED METAL SCOOPS SUBMERGED IN BULK CONTAINERS OF SUGAR AND FLOUR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE SCOOP AND/OR STORE SCOOP WITH HANDLE UP ABOVE PRODUCT TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXTERIOR COOKING EQUIPMENT, INTERIOR OF COOLING EQUIPMENT, SHELVING UNITS AND EXTERIOR STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH FOOD/DUST RESIDUE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE DEBRIS, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED LEAKING FAUCET AT 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT HANDSINK IN REAR . INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE IN TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED PEELING PAINT IN FRONT PREP AREA AND IN REAR NEAR 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHTS ABOVE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHTS ABOVE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHTS AND MAINTAIN.

When was Golden Spice Bakery last inspected?

Golden Spice Bakery has 3 inspections on record going back to May 3, 2019.

Golden Spice Bakery vs South Lawndale

South Lawndale runs 64% clean across 668 tracked restaurants — 427 clean, 92 mid, 146 cooked.

Against the 668 spots Cooked tracks in South Lawndale, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 July 2, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.