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Wake 'n Bacon

October 30, 2025 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. OBSERVED 1/2 INCH GAP AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR SWEEP. MUST MAKE DOOR RODENT PROOFTO PREVENT PEST ENTRY
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: OBSERVED MISSING SINK STOPPERS FOR THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN FRONT COFFEE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THREE ADEQUATE WORKING SINK STOPPERS AND MAINTAN AT ALL TIMES.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 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. • MUST NOT US TINTFOIL AS A LINER FOR FOOD STORAGE SHELVING IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST BR SMOOTH CLEANABLE SURFACES.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 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. • 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.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 23, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.