La Florencia Bakery

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 5, 2023
• address10429 S Ewing Ave, Chicago 60617
• cuisineBakery

Is La Florencia Bakery clean?

La Florencia Bakery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 5, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at La Florencia Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 5, 2023, 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 • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER FOR REAR GLASS REACH IN COOLER MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • Inspector Comments: 3-601.11 OBSERVED SOME PREPACKAGED DESSERTS WITH LABELS CONTAINING THE BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS AND SOME WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS AND INGREDIENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LABELS CONTAINING THE BUSINESS NAME, BUSINESS ADDRESS, INGREDIENTS AND IF ALLERGENS ARE PRESENT FOR ALL PREPACKAGED FOODS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED AN APPX. "3/4-1" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF REAR DOOR MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WEARING SOILED APRONS MUST PROVIDE CLEAN CLOTHING AND MAINTAIN.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS WEARING SOILED APRONS MUST PROVIDE CLEAN CLOTHING AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSEREVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLE MUST STORE IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI-USE UTENSILS ON SHELVING UNITS.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST PROVIDE SINK STOPPERS FOR 3- COMPARTMENT SINK. • MUST ELIMINATE CARDBOARD USED ON SHELVING UNITS AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • Inspector Comments: 4-603.15 OBSERVED CIP EQUIPMENT TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A LARGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON HOW THE CIP EQUIPMENT IS WASHED RINSED AND SANITIZED.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • Inspector Comments: 4-603.15 OBSERVED CIP EQUIPMENT TOO LARGE TO BE SUBMERGED IN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A LARGER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN PROCEDURE ON HOW THE CIP EQUIPMENT IS WASHED RINSED AND SANITIZED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Inspector Comments: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ACCUMULATED FLOUR DEBRIS ON SOME OF THE LARGE CIP EQUIPMENT, AT THE BOTTOM SHELF OF THE LARGE PREP TABLE, AND ON THE DOORS AND DOOR HANDLES OF THE REFRIGERATION UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL. • MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZERS,ROLLING CARTS.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • Inspector Comments: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • Inspector Comments: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Inspector Comments: 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS UNDER THE REFRIGERATION UNITS, IN BETWEEN THE WALL AND LARGE OVER AND UNDER SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL. • MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE FOOD SPLATTER AND DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS,MOLD BUILD UP ON WINDOWS AND WINDOW ABOVE DRY FOOD STORAGE IN REAR AREA . • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED CEILINGS OVER FRONT AND REAR PREP TABLES,LARGE GAP BETWEEN FLOOR AND WALL NEAR REAR DOOR UNDER STORAGE SHELF.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST PROVIDE END CAPS ON LIGHT SHIELDS IN FRONT AND REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • Inspector Comments: 2-102.13 OBSERVED SOME FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • Inspector Comments: 2-102.13 OBSERVED SOME FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

When was La Florencia Bakery last inspected?

La Florencia Bakery has 9 inspections on record going back to May 28, 2013.

La Florencia Bakery vs East Side

East Side runs 64% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 119 clean, 48 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in East Side, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 5, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.