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Klein's Bakery & Cafe
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 1, 2026
- address4155 N Broadway, Chicago 60613
Is Klein's Bakery & Cafe clean?
Klein's Bakery & Cafe is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Klein's Bakery & Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED SEVERAL OF THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS MISSING LIDS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL GARBAGE DUMPSTERS MUST BE PROVIDED WITH A TIGHT-FITTING LID. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED SEVERAL OF THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS MISSING LIDS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL GARBAGE DUMPSTERS MUST BE PROVIDED WITH A TIGHT-FITTING LID. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE WITHOUT A VALID FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
When was Klein's Bakery & Cafe last inspected?
Klein's Bakery & Cafe has 15 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2026 | Fail | |
| August 28, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 20, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 6, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 5, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 29, 2022 | Fail | |
| April 20, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 23, 2020 | Pass | |
| March 5, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Klein's Bakery & Cafe vs Uptown
Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 18% 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 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.