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Oak Mill Bakery
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedDecember 26, 2024
- address5747 S Harlem Ave, Chicago 60638
Is Oak Mill Bakery clean?
Oak Mill Bakery is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 26, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Oak Mill Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 26, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH FOOD SERVICE MANAGER TRAINING AT TIME OF INSPECTION.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ORIGINAL SANITATION CERTIFICATE AS WELL AS CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER IN PERSON IS REQUIRED ON SITE WHILE FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MISSING DOOR ON DISPLAY CASE (EMPLOYEE ACESS SIDE). INSTD TO REPLACE DOOR AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • DIM LIGHTING IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTD TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • DIM LIGHTING IN WALK IN FREEZER. INSTD TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND MAINTAIN.
When was Oak Mill Bakery last inspected?
Oak Mill Bakery has 11 inspections on record going back to July 2, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 26, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 18, 2024 | Fail | |
| December 19, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 12, 2019 | Fail | |
| February 9, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 2, 2017 | Fail | |
| November 17, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 10, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 1, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2011 | Pass | |
| July 2, 2010 | Pass |
Oak Mill Bakery vs Clearing
Clearing runs 73% clean across 157 tracked restaurants — 115 clean, 23 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 157 spots Cooked tracks in Clearing, this one comes out cleaner than 13% of them.
Other spots in Clearing
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 December 26, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.