Bake for Me!

Chicago Health Dept

4305 S HALSTED ST · BACK OF THE YARDS, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2021.

10 inspections on record since 2016 · Last inspected Apr 2021.

Last inspected Apr 2021. Records may not reflect current conditions.

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INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

APR 2021

Inspection history

APR 8

2021

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 11 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

Violation Codes: 2-102.14(O) Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

Violation Codes: 3-302.12 Inspector Comments: MUST LABEL PREPACKAGED DESSERTS FOR SALE WITH PROPER INFO GIVEN.

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

Violation Codes: 6-202.15 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED AN APPX."1-2" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF PARKING LOT DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

Violation Codes: 4-501.11 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED LIDS ON LARGE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,WORN DOOR GASKET ON 3- DOOR REACH IN COOLER.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS .MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE STORAGE SHELVES.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

Violation Codes: 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL ROLLING CARTS,BAKING STORAGE CARTS,SHELVING UNITS,CABINETS,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,UNUSED EQUIPMENT,MEAT SLICER,FLOOR MIXERS,PREP TABLES

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET AT FRONT PREP/DISH WASHING AREA 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

Violation Codes: 6-501.13 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

Violation Codes: 6-201.11 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP ON WALLS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

Violation Codes: 6-201.13 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING LOWER WALLS AND WALL BASES IN REAR PREP AREAS.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

Violation Codes: 6-501.14 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM HOOD & FILTERS AT REAR COOKING EQUIPMENT.

Minor Sanitation

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

Violation Codes: 6-501.14 Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM HOOD & FILTERS AT REAR COOKING EQUIPMENT.

MAR 31

2021

FAIL 14 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010)

Serious Sanitation

FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF BLACK,PINK AND BEIGE SLIMY BUILD UP ON INTERIOR PARTS OF ICE MACHINE AND DRIPPING ONTO ICE INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE.MUST DISCARD ICE,CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005)(CITATION ISSUED)

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

MUST LABEL PREPACKAGED DESSERTS FOR SALE WITH PROPER INFO GIVEN.

Critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED AN APPX."1-2" GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF PARKING LOT DOOR.MUST MAKE DOOR TIGHT FITTING.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

MUST PROVIDE A SPLASH GAURD IN BETWEEN HAND SINK AND 1- COMPARTMENT SINK IN BREAD SLICING PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED LIDS ON LARGE FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,WORN DOOR GASKET ON 3- DOOR REACH IN COOLER.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS .MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE STORAGE SHELVES.

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM ALL ROLLING CARTS,BAKING STORAGE CARTS,SHELVING UNITS,CABINETS,WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS,UNUSED EQUIPMENT,MEAT SLICER,FLOOR MIXERS,PREP TABLES.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCET AT FRONT PREP/DISH WASHING AREA 3- COMPARTMENT SINK.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT INCLUDING BASEMENT.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING LOWER WALLS AND WALL BASES IN REAR PREP AREAS.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST CLEAN FOOD DBERIS BUILD UP ON WALLS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP/DISH WASHING AREAS.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM HOOD & FILTERS AT REAR COOKING EQUIPMENT.

Minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other

MISCELLANEOUS / PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS

For purposes of this Order, businesses covered by this Order include any for-profit, non-profit, or educational entity, regardless of the nature of the service, the function it performs, or its corporate or entity structure. (a) In addition to the health steps required by Executive Order No. 2020-43, businesses must take the following additional public health measures to protect their employees, their customers, and all others who come into physical contact with their operations: (3) Ensure that every employee who interacts with customers and is able to medically tolerate a mask is wearing a mask for the duration of a shift; OBSERVED MALE OWNER AND FEMALE EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING FACE COVERINGS IN RESTAURANT.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FACE COVERING.(CITATION ISSUED)(7-28-060)

OCT 30

2020

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE UPPER REAR INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE LARGE FLOOR MIXER IN THE REAR PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS AROUND, UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND SHELVES WHERE NEEDED THROUGHOUT.

Minor Sanitation

ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE CEILING VENT IN THE COOKING AREA. ALSO CLEAN THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEMS ABOVE THE STOVE IN THE COOKING AREA AND THE AREA WHERE DONUTS ARE FRIED.

MAR 17

2020

PASS 3 violations

Serious Sanitation

NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

CLEAN/SANITIZE COUNTERS AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT ON COUNTERS OF FOOD DEBRIS.

Minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLE FOR RESTROOM USED BY FEMALE EMPLOYEES.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND AT CORNERS, UNDER AND AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE SHELVING THROUGHOUT.

OCT 21

2019

PASS · 0 violations

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JUN 26

2019

FAIL 1 violation 1 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

CONTINUED NON COMPLIANCE FROM INSPECTION REPORT #2200240 DATED JULY 30 2018 FOR VIOLATION #10 MUST INSTALL DEDICATED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA WITH DONUT FRYER, PREP TABLES, ETC. MUST MUST HOT/COLD OR METERED WATER AT LEAST 100F WITH ADEQUATE CITY PRESSURE, SOAP/SANITARY MEANS TO DRY HANDS, AND HAND WASHING SIGN. MUST MAINTAIN SAME, VIOLATION #39 MUST COMPLETELY ENCASE ALL SEWAGE LINES OVER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK/OVEN IN MIDDLE PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION, VIOLATION #55 MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT.MUST CLEAN DRIED FOOD FROM WALLS BEHIND STOVE IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. REMOVE SPIDER WEBS FROM WALLS IN PREP AREAS. CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD AND FILTER IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM CEILING VENTS IN ALL TOILET ROOMS. MUST MAINTAIN SAME AND VIOLATION #58 MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. A CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED BY THE DATE SPECIFIED ON THE INSPECTION REPORT SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AS A PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090

JUL 30

2018

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 9 violations 5 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY WITH SIGNATURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012(A). NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Other

PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST PROVIDE POSTER OR SIGN AT ALL HAND SINKS. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

MUST INSTALL DEDICATED HAND SINK IN REAR PREP AREA WITH DONUT FRYER, PREP TABLES, ETC. MUST MUST HOT/COLD OR METERED WATER AT LEAST 100F WITH ADEQUATE CITY PRESSURE, SOAP/SANITARY MEANS TO DRY HANDS, AND HAND WASHING SIGN. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.

Critical Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

MUST COMPLETELY ENCASE ALL SEWAGE LINES OVER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK/OVEN IN MIDDLE PREP AREA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

MUST REPLACE BROKEN DOOR GASKETS ON THE WALK IN COOLER AND FREEZER IN REAR PREP; 3-DOOR PREP COOLER IN CAKE DECORATING AREA IN REAR. DISCONTINUE USING MILK CRATES AS STORAGE RACKS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS, INSTALL PROPER STORAGE RACKS THAT ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN DRIED FOOD FROM WALLS BEHIND STOVE IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. REMOVE SPIDER WEBS FROM WALLS IN PREP AREAS. CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD AND FILTER IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM CEILING VENTS IN ALL TOILET ROOMS. MUST MAINTAIN SAME.

Minor Sanitation

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EQUIPMENT IN REAR PREP AREA NOT IN USE (SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BUILDING). MUST REMOVE ALL EQUIPMENT NOT IN USE.

Minor Other

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.

OCT 12

2017

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 9 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Food Temperature

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD MEETS TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENT DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION DISPLAY AND SERVICE

OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS, DELI MEATS, STORED IMPROPERLY, AND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE PREP COOLER BEHIND THE FRONT COUNTER. 20 LBS OF DELI MEAT, 54F, VALUED AT $80. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED MEAT. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS COLD FOODS AT 40F OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)

Minor Chemical Safety

FOOD IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, PROPERLY LABELED: CUSTOMER ADVISORY POSTED AS NEEDED

MUST LABEL FOOD CONTAINER IN PREP AREAS, WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM STORAGE BINS BEHIND FRONT COUNTER, CLEAN INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACE OF ICE MACHINE AND MICROWAVE OVENS IN REAR, AND SLICER. CLEAN DRIED FOOD DEBRIS FROM INTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS IN ALL PREP AREAS. CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM STOVE AND LARGE OVENS. CLEAN EXCESSIVE FROM FAN GUARDS IN WALK IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT ALL PREP AREAS UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MUST CLEAN DRIED FOOD FROM WALLS BEHIND STOVE IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. REMOVE SPIDER WEBS FROM WALLS IN PREP AREAS. CLEAN GREASE ACCUMULATION FROM HOOD AND FILTER IN KITCHEN PREP AREA. CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM CEILING VENTS IN ALL TOILET ROOMS. ALSO, REPAIR STAINED CEILING TIES IN MANAGER'S OFFICE.

Minor Sanitation

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MUST CLEAN UNKNOWN DEBRIS FROM LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS.

Minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

MUST REMOVE OR ORGANIZE CLUTTER NEAR REAR PREP AREAS.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ALL STAFF MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHEN IN PREP AREAS.

NOV 18

2016

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

NOTED OLIVES AND PEPPERS STORED IN #10 CANS INSTRCTED TO TRANSFER CONTENTS IN FOOD GRADE PLASTIC CONTAINERS. NOTED CARDBOARD LINERS ON RACKS AND SHELVING NEED TO BE REMOVED. ONLY SMOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACES MAY BE USED.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

NOTED 3-COMPARMENT SINK AT PREPING AREA FAUCET LEAKING. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

Minor Sanitation

PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

CLUTTER AT REAR STORAGE AREA NEXT TO BAKERY PREP AREA NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND REORGANIZED.

JAN 14

2016

PASS 2 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN/SANITIZE INTERIOR BOTTOM OF 3-DR REFRIGERATOR IN BAKERY AREA OF FOOD SPILLS.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

STORE PAPER GOOD ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF FLOOR IN BASEMENT AREA.

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