La Central Bakery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 6, 2021 →
• address2702 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60608
• cuisineBakery

Is La Central Bakery clean?

La Central Bakery is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on March 20, 2023, 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 January 6, 2021. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at La Central Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

When was La Central Bakery last inspected?

La Central Bakery has 13 inspections on record going back to March 17, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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 January 6, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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