La Farine Bakery

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 26, 2012
• address1461 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60642
• cuisineBakery

Is La Farine Bakery clean?

La Farine Bakery is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on November 26, 2012. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at La Farine Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 26, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST CLEAN INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS. CLEAN ALL PREP TABLES, STORAGE RACKS, MIXERS, BAKING TRAYS AND PANS, ETC.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST CLEAN INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION AND FREEZER UNITS. CLEAN ALL PREP TABLES, STORAGE RACKS, MIXERS, BAKING TRAYS AND PANS, ETC.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AND BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING STORAGE AREAS.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AND BASEMENT AND MAINTAIN. CLEAN UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING STORAGE AREAS.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT. SOME AREAS WITH CHIPPED OR CRACKED PAINT; REMOVE AND REPAINT.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN AROUND AND BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT. SOME AREAS WITH CHIPPED OR CRACKED PAINT; REMOVE AND REPAINT.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • REPAIR LEAKING FROM CRACKED TOILET IN BASEMENT. LEAKS UPON FLUSHING ONLY. OWNER OF BAKERY HAS SEALED CRACKS BUT STATES IT TAKES A WHILE FOR DRYING; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A FAN TO INCREASE DRYING TIME.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY CLUTTER; ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN ALL STORAGE AREAS.

When was La Farine Bakery last inspected?

La Farine Bakery has 6 inspections on record going back to May 11, 2011.

La Farine Bakery vs West Town

West Town runs 46% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 955 clean, 252 mid, 850 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 November 26, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.