Jessica's Bakery No 2 Inc is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 23, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation β the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean π.
What did inspectors find at Jessica's Bakery No 2 Inc?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 23, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
π§Όhand hygiene slippingcritical
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use β’ OBSERVED PERSONAL FOOD ITEM STORED IN THE PREP AREA AND AT FRONTLINE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE.
π‘οΈthermometers missing
Thermometers Provided & Accurate β’ OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLERS AND DISPLAY COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT.
π·οΈfood improperly labeled
Food Properly Labeled; Original Container β’ OBSERVED LABELS MISSING ON BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS (FLOUR AND SUGAR). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS WITH CONTENTS NAME.
β οΈContamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN DISPLAY COOLER AND BULK FOOD CONTAINERS UNCOVERED IN THE PREP (ON SHELVES) AND FRONTLINE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED FOOD GRADE LIDS AND/OR COVERINGS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. β’ OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND DRAINBOARD OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display β’ OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN DISPLAY COOLER AND BULK FOOD CONTAINERS UNCOVERED IN THE PREP (ON SHELVES) AND FRONTLINE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED FOOD GRADE LIDS AND/OR COVERINGS TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. β’ OBSERVED NO SPLASHGUARD BETWEEN EXPOSED HAND SINK AND DRAINBOARD OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
β οΈPersonal Cleanliness β’ OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER(S) IN FOOD PREP AREAS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
Personal Cleanliness β’ OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER(S) IN FOOD PREP AREAS WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
β οΈIn-Use Utensils: Properly Stored β’ OBSERVED SCOOPS FOR DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED IMPROPERLY DIRECTLY INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored β’ OBSERVED SCOOPS FOR DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS STORED IMPROPERLY DIRECTLY INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO STORE PROPERLY BETWEEN USAGE.
When was Jessica's Bakery No 2 Inc last inspected?
Jessica's Bakery No 2 Inc has 13 inspections on record going back to November 3, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
date
result
score
October 23, 2025
Pass
November 4, 2024
Pass
October 25, 2024
Fail
October 18, 2024
Fail
October 4, 2019
Pass w/ Conditions
March 20, 2018
Pass
November 29, 2016
Pass
September 1, 2016
Pass w/ Conditions
May 11, 2015
Pass w/ Conditions
November 15, 2013
Pass
October 30, 2012
Pass
October 28, 2011
Pass
Jessica's Bakery No 2 Inc vs West Lawn
West Lawn runs 70% clean across 359 tracked restaurants β 249 clean, 60 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 359 spots Cooked tracks in West Lawn, this one comes out cleaner than 31% of them.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 23, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.