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Kovala Bakery
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJanuary 29, 2021
- address5806-5808 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago 60646
- cuisineBakery
Is Kovala Bakery clean?
Kovala Bakery is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 29, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Kovala Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 29, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • 5-203.11- NO HAND SINK IN THE DISHWASHING AREA BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HAND WASHING SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AND PROVIDE HAND SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • 6-301.14-OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-302.12-OBSERVED NO METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
When was Kovala Bakery last inspected?
Kovala Bakery has 16 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| January 29, 2021 | Fail | |
| January 22, 2021 | Fail | |
| May 20, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 5, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 12, 2017 | Pass | |
| September 11, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 1, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| March 26, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 31, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 17, 2012 | Pass |
Kovala Bakery vs Jefferson Park
Jefferson Park runs 69% clean across 272 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 47 mid, 37 cooked.
Against the 272 spots Cooked tracks in Jefferson Park, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 January 29, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.