Klein's Bakery & Cafe Ii

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 19, 2026
• address424-426 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago 60614
• cuisineBakery

Is Klein's Bakery & Cafe Ii clean?

Klein's Bakery & Cafe Ii is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 19, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Klein's Bakery & Cafe Ii?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 19, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • NOTED THE FOLLOWING TCS HAM, CHEESE AND SPINACH STUFFED BAKED PASTRIES HELD AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURES IN A DISPLAY CASE AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP. HAM & CHEESE PASTRIES @ 63.3F, SPINACH AND CHEESE STUFFED PASTRIES AT 63.8F & 61.7F. ALL DISCARDED. REVIEWED PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ALL BULK FOODS NOT STORED IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • NOTED TAPE BEING USED TO SECURE THE LEGS OF THE TABLE TOP STAND MIXER. MUST NOT USE TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • NOTED PEELING PLASTIC ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE REAR KITCHEN TALL REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE PEELING PLASTIC.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED MOLDY/DAMAGED WALL CAULKING AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

When was Klein's Bakery & Cafe Ii last inspected?

Klein's Bakery & Cafe Ii has 9 inspections on record going back to May 15, 2019.

Klein's Bakery & Cafe Ii 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 May 19, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.