Harlem Bakery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 14, 2017 →
• address7210 W Foster Ave, Chicago 60656
• cuisineBakery

Is Harlem Bakery clean?

Harlem Bakery is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on November 24, 2017, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on April 14, 2017. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Harlem Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 14, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

When was Harlem Bakery last inspected?

Harlem Bakery has 7 inspections on record going back to August 13, 2015.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 14, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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