Vanilla Bean Bake Shop

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedNovember 7, 2013
• address2627 W Division St, Chicago 60622

Is Vanilla Bean Bake Shop clean?

Vanilla Bean Bake Shop is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 7, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Vanilla Bean Bake Shop?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 7, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Front service counter not enclosed. Instructed to extend counter to prevent customer entry to prep area.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Front service counter not enclosed. Instructed to extend counter to prevent customer entry to prep area.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Gap noted along wall in rear prep area. Instructed to install coving to seal opening. Exposed raw brick in dining area. Instructed to apply non-toxic sealant to surface.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Gap noted along wall in rear prep area. Instructed to install coving to seal opening. Exposed raw brick in dining area. Instructed to apply non-toxic sealant to surface.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • Toilet room door not self closing. Instructed to install self closing device to door.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Utility sink not properly installed on premises. Instructed to have utility sink connected to water supply. Coffee machine not provided with backflow preventer. Instructed to install backfloow device. Instructed to install additional exposed handsink in rear prep area.

When was Vanilla Bean Bake Shop last inspected?

Vanilla Bean Bake Shop has 2 inspections on record going back to November 7, 2013.

Vanilla Bean Bake Shop vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, 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 November 7, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.