Levain Bakery

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 27, 2026
• address840 W Randolph St, Chicago 60607
• cuisineBakery

Is Levain Bakery clean?

Levain Bakery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Levain Bakery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 27, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • MISSING THERMOMETER IN SMALL REFRIGERATION UNIT IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA. INSTD TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MULTI USE EQUIPMENT STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE AND STORE IN PROPER STORAGE AREA. STORING IN MECHANICAL ROOM IS PROHIBITED
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MULTI USE EQUIPMENT STORED IN MECHANICAL ROOM IN BASEMENT. INSTD TO REMOVE AND STORE IN PROPER STORAGE AREA. STORING IN MECHANICAL ROOM IS PROHIBITED
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED IN CABINET UNDER 1ST FLOOR FRONT HANDWASH SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND STORE IN PROPER AREA
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED IN CABINET UNDER 1ST FLOOR FRONT HANDWASH SINK. INSTD TO REMOVE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION AND STORE IN PROPER AREA
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • LEAK AT COLD FAUCET HANDLE AT 1ST FLOOR MAIN HANDWASH SINK. INSTD TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN

When was Levain Bakery last inspected?

Levain Bakery has 6 inspections on record going back to October 24, 2022.

Levain Bakery vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 May 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.