La Central Bakery

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION DURING STORAGE AND DISPLAY. OBSERVED BREAD STORED ON ROLLING RACKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CUSTOMER AREA NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC. ALSO, OBSERVED TRAYS OF DESSERTS STORED UNCOVERED ON THE COUNTER NOT PROTECTED FROM CONTAMINATION BY THE PUBLIC. MANAGEMENT REMOVED THE ROLLING RACKS AND TRAYS AT MY REQUEST. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 16
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LIVE FRUIT FLIES ON THE WALLS OF THE WASHROOM OUTSIDE OF THE CAKE DECORATING AREA AND IN THE CAKE DECORATING AREA. APPROXIMATELY 30 LIVE FRUIT FLIES WERE OBSERVED IN THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1596253 ON 12/18/15 NOT CORRECTED: 30 - PREPACKAGED CAKES NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS. 33 - OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE ACCUMULATION: BASINS OF ALL SINKS, LEGS WHEELS AND ALL ATTACHED PIPING OF DONUT FRYER AND PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME. 36 - LIGHT OUT IN PREP AREA. MISSING LIGHT SHIELD AND END CAPS. ADVISED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN SAME. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF THE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, INTERIOR OF BEVERAGE COOLER, PREP TABLES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: REPLACE THE BROKEN FLOOR TILES UNDER THE MIXERS IN THE EAST FOOD PREP AREA. CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE CAKE DECORATING AREA AND REMOVE CARDBOARD FROM THE FLOOR.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE WALLS OF THE FOOD PREP AREA OPPOSITE TO THE OVENS.
  code 35
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
  Inspector note: THE WASHROOM DOOR THAT OPENS INTO THE CAKE DECORATING PREP AREA IS NOT SELF-CLOSING. MUST INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THIS DOOR.
  code 37

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 18, 2015: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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