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Pineda's Bakery
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedDecember 9, 2025
- address5148 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60632
- cuisineBakery
Is Pineda's Bakery clean?
Pineda's Bakery is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 9, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pineda's Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 9, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED AS SHELVING IN THE KITCHEN NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS AT ALL TIMES.
When was Pineda's Bakery last inspected?
Pineda's Bakery has 11 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2010.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 20, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 18, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 6, 2015 | Fail | |
| November 4, 2015 | Fail | |
| December 15, 2014 | Pass | |
| December 4, 2013 | Pass | |
| October 23, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 17, 2010 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2010 | Fail |
Pineda's Bakery vs Archer Heights
Archer Heights runs 41% clean across 291 tracked restaurants — 118 clean, 30 mid, 140 cooked.
Against the 291 spots Cooked tracks in Archer Heights, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 December 9, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.