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Mi Tiendita Bakery Store

October 10, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE PREPARING AND SERVING RAW BEEF, RICE, BEANS, CHICKEN. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE CERTIFICATE HOLDER ON SITE WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON SITE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 50 SMALL AND LARGE RODENT DROPPINGS IN THE FOLLOWING PLACES... UNDER CHIP RACKS NEXT TO MEAT DISPLAY COOLER, UNDER LAYS CHIP RACKS LOCATED IN FRONT AND MID GROCERY AREA, IN STORAGE AREA NEXT TO TOILET ROOM AS WELL AS UNDER PRODUCE RACKS. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 25 SMALL AND LARGE BLACK LIVE FLIES FLYING THROUGHOUT PREP AREA, ON GLASS CASING CONTAINING BAKED PASTIES, ON EQUIPMENT STORING PRODUCE AND ON WALLS IN PREP ARERA.RECOMMENDED TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE, REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL SAID AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-020 (A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display

Inspector note: OBSERVED HOT HOLDING EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN PREP AREA STORING COOKED (RICE, BEANS, CHICKEN, STEWS, ETC) WITH PROTECTIVE BARRIER MISSING, LEAVING FOOD EXPOSED TO POSSSIBLE CONTAMINATION FROM THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY VIOLATION. PIC DISCARDED ALL FOOD ITEMS STORED IN EQUIPMENT AND DISCONTINUED USE AT THIS TIME. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 39
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED CRATES USED FOR STORAGE AND ELEVATION THROUGHOUT PREP, GROCERY AND STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE USE AND PROVIDE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE EQUIPMENT FOR STORING ITEMS.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS DELI DISPLAY COOLER INSIDE THE SLIDING DOOR SECTION OF MEAT COOLER IN PREP AS WELL AS SHELVING UNITS LOCATED INSIDE REACH IN COOLERS WITH BLACK AND GREY MOLD LIKE BUILD UP ON NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FREE OF ACCUMULATED BUILDUP.
code 49
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED TRASH BUILD UP UNDERNEATH OUTSIDE RECEPTACLES BEHIND FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN REFUSE AREAS.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS STORED IMPROPERLY IN STORAGE ROOM CONNECTED TO PREP AREA ON FLOORS. INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND STORE ALL ITEMS AT LEAST 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR NEW FOOD HANDLERS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ON SITE FOR REVIEW.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 9, 2022: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.