Wake 'n Bacon

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJune 17, 2026
• address420 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 60657

Is Wake 'n Bacon clean?

Wake 'n Bacon is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 17, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Wake 'n Bacon?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT PROOF OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT TRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT START TIME OF INSPECTION WHILE EGGS WERE BEING COOKED. THE DESIGNATED PERSON IN CHARGE, WHO IS PHYSICALLY ON SITE, MUST OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION LICENSE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING SINKS NOT MAINTAINED WITH HOT WATER: HANDSINK IN PREP AREA WITH NO HOT WATER. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE HOT WATER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS MUST BE AT LEAST 100F. PIC CAME ON SITE AND HOT WATER WAS RESTORED HANDSINK ARE MAINTAINED BETWEEN PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING SIGNAGE AT THE BAR HANDSINK. A SIGN OR POSTER THAT NOTIFIES FOOD EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS SHALL BE PROVIDED AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS USED BY FOOD EMPLOYEES AND SHALL BE CLEARLY VISIBLE TO FOOD EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • NOTED LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE IN USE NOT PROPERLY SANITIZING. SANITIZING STRENGTH OF SANITIZER (CHLORINE) AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION WAS 0 PPM. INSTRUCTED NOT TO USE UNIT UNTIL REINSPECTED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (CDPH). TAGGED UNIT. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (VARIETY OF PORK SAUSAGE PATTY AT 55.4F) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE ALL SAID TCS FOODS AND TO MAINTAIN A COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY VIOLATION.7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED RESIDENTIAL ROACH INSECTICIDE, BORIC ACID STORED IN DRY STORAGE AREA. INFORMED THAT RESIDENTIAL USE INSECTICIDES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN COMMERICAL SPACES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
  Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED RESIDENTIAL ROACH INSECTICIDE, BORIC ACID STORED IN DRY STORAGE AREA. INFORMED THAT RESIDENTIAL USE INSECTICIDES ARE NOT PERMITTED IN COMMERICAL SPACES. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • OBSERVED FACILITY NOT MEETING COMPLIANCE WITH VARIANCE/SPECIALIZED PROCESS; FACILITY CURING BACON, ETC IN PREP KITCHEN AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE OF REQUIREMENTS AND FACILITY MUST MEET AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • FOUND NO VARIANCE ON-SITE FOR THE CURING PROCESS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION #29.
  Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • FOUND NO VARIANCE ON-SITE FOR THE CURING PROCESS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION #29.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OVER 300 DEAD SMALL BLACK FLIES THROUGH OUT STORAGE ON FOOD CONTAINERS, FLOOR AND PAPER GOODS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD PESTS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE • OBSERVED COCKROACH INFESTATION. OVER 50 LIVE ROACHES OBSERVED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DISHWASH AND FOOD PREP AREAS, IN COMPRESSOR OF REACH IN COOLER, ON FLOOR, CONTAINERS, WALLS ETC. 7-38-020(a) PRIORITY VIOLATION CITATION ISSUED. MUST ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY, WASH AND SANITIZE SURFACES. HAVE PREMISES SERVICED BY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SEWAGE LINES OVER SINGLE-USE ITEMS IN THE UPSTAIRS DRY STORAGE NOT PROPERLY SHIELDED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SHIELD THE SEWAGE LINES TO INTERCEPT POTENTIAL DRIPS OR REMOVE THE ITEMS STORED BENEATH THE SEWAGE LINES
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED SEWAGE LINES OVER SINGLE-USE ITEMS IN THE UPSTAIRS DRY STORAGE NOT PROPERLY SHIELDED TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY SHIELD THE SEWAGE LINES TO INTERCEPT POTENTIAL DRIPS OR REMOVE THE ITEMS STORED BENEATH THE SEWAGE LINES
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED MILK CRATES BEING USED AS SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE STORAGE AREAS. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND PROVIDES FLOOR ACCESSIBILITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FACILITY CLEANING.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT (CHOLORINE AND QUATS) CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR SANITIZER OR FOR WARE WASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED WATER BACKING UP AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM 2ND SINK BASIN, WATER BACKS UP INTO 1ST AND 3RD SINK BASINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR BEFORE RE-INSPECTION DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED FACILITY WITHOUT (CHOLORINE AND QUATS) CHEMICAL TEST KIT FOR SANITIZER OR FOR WARE WASHING AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE A TEST KIT THAT ACCURATELY MEASURES THE CONCENTRATION IN MG/L OF SANITIZING SOLUTION MUST BE PROVIDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED WATER BACKING UP AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AREA. WHEN WATER IS RELEASED FROM 2ND SINK BASIN, WATER BACKS UP INTO 1ST AND 3RD SINK BASINS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR BEFORE RE-INSPECTION DATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE. INCLUDING INTERIORS AND UNDERSIDES OF EQUIPMENT AND SHELVES/TABLES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICE ON THE ICE AND ESPRESSO MACHINE IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL TO ENSURE DEVICE CAN BE LOCATED, SERVICED, AND MAINTAINED. • OBSERVED 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISH AREA LEAKING FROM DRAINPIPES, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED CONDENSATE DRAINAGE WATER LINE FROM WALK-IN COOLER IN PREP AREA AND FROM 2 ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA DISCHARGING INTO PLASTIC BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO DRAIN CONDENSATE DRAINAGE WATER FROM POINT OF DISCHARGE TO DISPOSAL, SUCH AS TO A FLOOR DRAIN OR OTHER FLOOR-MOUNTED PLUMBING FIXTURE, ACCORDING TO THE LAW AND MAINTAIN.
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED CONDENSATE DRAINAGE WATER LINE FROM WALK-IN COOLER IN PREP AREA AND FROM 2 ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA DISCHARGING INTO PLASTIC BUCKET. INSTRUCTED TO DRAIN CONDENSATE DRAINAGE WATER FROM POINT OF DISCHARGE TO DISPOSAL, SUCH AS TO A FLOOR DRAIN OR OTHER FLOOR-MOUNTED PLUMBING FIXTURE, ACCORDING TO THE LAW AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED TOILET ROOM DOORS TO NOT BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED TOILET ROOM DOORS TO NOT BE SELF CLOSING. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING, STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN IN WALK-IN COOLER, LIGHT SHIELDS IN COOKING AREA AND CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL FANS, LIGHT SHIELDS AND CEILING/WALL VENTS. • NOTED NO ACCESS TO TOILET ROOM ON 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAR AREA AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO SAID AREA • OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT ENTIRE DRY STORAGE ROOM, STAIRS LEADING TO DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO CREATE A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE. MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. • OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND NEAR REAR WALK-IN COOLER, AND IN 2ND FLOOR STORAGE AREA NOTED FACILITY WALL BASES PEELING OFF COVING FALLING OFF INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND SEAL.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE VENTILATION HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • NOTED CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE FROM REPORT # 2626271 CONDUCTED ON 10/30/25. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED: #49--601.11(C): (C) NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, FOOD residue, and other debris. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE CHEST FREEZERS LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE ICE AND CLEAN INTERIOR SURFACES OF CHEST FREEZERS. 49-4-602.13: NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. MUST NOT US TINTFOIL AS A LINER FOR FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST BR SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACES 55- 6-201.11: **C** Floors, Walls, and Ceilings- Cleanability OBSERVED A FEW DAMAGED CRACKED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN REAR KITCHEN, STAIRWELLS AND 2ND FLOOR FOOD STORAGE AREA. ALSO OBSERVED A FEW MISSING WALL TILES IN FRONT KITCHEN AREA NEXT TO COOKING EQUIMENT. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACES. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL BEHIND DISHWASHING MACHINE. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN. 55- 6-501.114: **C** Maintaining Premises, Unnecessary Items and Litter OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS ON 2ND FLOOR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREA DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR AT LEAST 6INCHES AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED UNUSED 2-DOOR COOLER NEXT TO LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. MUST REPAIR OR REMOVE COOLER FROM PREMISES. MUST CORRECT CORE VIOLATIONS BY THE DATE ON THE REPORT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  Previous Core Violation Corrected • NOTED CONTINUED NON-COMPLIANCE FROM REPORT # 2626271 CONDUCTED ON 10/30/25. PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED: #49--601.11(C): (C) NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, FOOD residue, and other debris. OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE CHEST FREEZERS LOCATED ON THE 2ND FLOOR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE ICE AND CLEAN INTERIOR SURFACES OF CHEST FREEZERS. 49-4-602.13: NonFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues. MUST NOT US TINTFOIL AS A LINER FOR FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST BR SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACES 55- 6-201.11: **C** Floors, Walls, and Ceilings- Cleanability OBSERVED A FEW DAMAGED CRACKED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN REAR KITCHEN, STAIRWELLS AND 2ND FLOOR FOOD STORAGE AREA. ALSO OBSERVED A FEW MISSING WALL TILES IN FRONT KITCHEN AREA NEXT TO COOKING EQUIMENT. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACES. OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL BEHIND DISHWASHING MACHINE. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN. 55- 6-501.114: **C** Maintaining Premises, Unnecessary Items and Litter OBSERVED CLUTTER AND UNNECESSARY ITEMS ON 2ND FLOOR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE CLUTTER CLEAN AND ORGANIZE AREA DUE TO POTENTIAL PEST HARBORAGE AND ELEVATE STOCK ITEMS OFF THE FLOOR AT LEAST 6INCHES AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED UNUSED 2-DOOR COOLER NEXT TO LOW TEMPERATURE DISH MACHINE. MUST REPAIR OR REMOVE COOLER FROM PREMISES. MUST CORRECT CORE VIOLATIONS BY THE DATE ON THE REPORT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

When was Wake 'n Bacon last inspected?

Wake 'n Bacon has 19 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Wake 'n Bacon vs Lake View

Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.

Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 June 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.