Goddess and the Baker Grand, LLC
44 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 · Streeterville · Restaurant · High risk
Mostly clean — 7 of 11 passed, one prior failure
Last Inspected
2025-12-05
What You Should Know
✓ 4 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-12-05
⚠ Failed 1 inspection (2024)
⚠ Other issues found across 5 inspections
⚠ Employee Hygiene issues found across 4 inspections
→ Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🌡 Food Temperature serious 4×
🧼 Employee Hygiene critical 4×
🐀 Pest Activity critical 3×
⚠ Chemical Safety serious 2×
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 1×
🔧 Facility Condition minor 1×
📋 Documentation & Training minor 1×
Inspection History
2025-12-05 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection ▾
2025-11-25 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 6 ▾
serious Food Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED VARIOUS TCS FOODS HELD AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES RAINGING FROM 46-52 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL TCS FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 3 POUNDS CHEESE, 1 POUND SLICED TOMATOES, 1 POUND COOKED CORN, 3 POUNDS COOKED ...
minor Food Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
OBSERVED COOLER IN PREP AREA WITH AN INADEQUATE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 52 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS HAVE AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41 F AND BELOW. COOLER TAGGED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED GLUE BOARDS FILLED WITH ROACH CARCASSES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE.
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED SEVERAL EMPLOYEES IN COFFEE PREP AND FRONT ASSEMBLY AREA WITH NO HAIR RESTRIANTS INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED FLOORS BEHIND COOLERS WITH HEAVY DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OBSERVED FILTERS ABOVE GRIDDLE WITH GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
2024-12-09 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass 4 ▾
serious Food Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
FOUND TCS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: RAW EGG RANGING TEMP OF 63.6-F TO 70.3F MENTIONED PRODUCTS WERE IN COLD HOLD UNIT ON REAR PREP. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY MANAGER; 3 POUNDS, $40.00 VALUE PRIORITY VIOLATION:7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
minor Sanitation
UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED
OBSERVED BOWLS AND KITCHEN PANS NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT EQUIPMENT AFTER SANITIZING AND AIR DRYING.
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS IN THE REAR PREP AREA WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
OBSERVED ALL BACKFLOW PREVENTER DEVICES IN DISH AREA WITH EXCESSIVE LEAKS, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN DEVICES.
2024-03-27 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection ▾
2024-03-20 Fail Complaint CRITICAL 3 ▾
serious Chemical Safety
PROPER DATE MARKING AND DISPOSITION
No discard date found on food containers in walk-in cooler ( soup, salsa...) that is held for more than 24hours, instructed manager to label all TCS foods with discard date. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005. food discarded valued at $10.
serious Pest Activity
TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, STORED, & USED
Found several fogging canisters of insecticide placed near clean dishes rack, Instructed manager not keep such material in kitchen area and only licensed pest control operator can apply such material. Priority foundation violation 7-38-015.
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
Inadequate insects control, found 5 live cockroaches crawling on kitchen's wall behind ice maker and prep tables, Instructed manager to eliminate insects activity in all affected areas, pest control service recommended. Priority foundation violation ...
CRITICAL 3 ▾
critical Other
PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE
Observed a food handlers eating in kitchen, instructed to eat in designated area.
minor Other
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
No probe food thermometer in facility, instructed ton obtain.
minor Sanitation
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
In-use knives wedged between prep coolers, instructed to keep in a sanitary area.
1 ▾
minor Other
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE
Cooler thermometer placed at rear of cooler, instructed to keep in warmest part of cooler.
2021-11-15 Pass Complaint 2 ▾
minor Sanitation
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
FOUND ICE SCOOP BEING STORED INSIDE A DIRTY CONTAINER. MUST STORE ICE SCOOP IN A CLEAN LOCATION PROTECTED FROM SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION OR INSIDE MACHINE WITH SCOOP HANDLE OUT OF ICE.
serious Employee Hygiene
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES
FOUND LOW WATER PRESSURE AT THE HANDWASHING SINK IN THE LEFT UNISEX RESTROOM. MUST REPAIR.
2021-04-26 Pass w/ Conditions Canvass CRITICAL 6 ▾
critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
MUST PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT THE HAND SINK IN THE FRONT COFFEE PREP AREA.
serious Food Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
OBSERVED TCS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN PREP COOLER IN KITCHEN. FOUND COOKED PEPPERS @ 45.8F; COOKED BEANS @ 48.9F; HUMMUS @ 46.5F; SLICED TOMATOES @ 47.8F, AND COOKED EGGS @ 46.8F. INSTRUCTED MUST KEEP ALL PREPPED TCS FOODS @ 41F OR LESS AT A...
minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER
OBSERVED NO LABELS ON FOODS PACKAGED ON SITE (DESERTS, BAKED GOODS, ETC.) IN THE COOLER AT FRONT COUNTER. FOOD PACKAGED IN A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, SHALL BE LABELED AS SPECIFIED BY LAW. LABELS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE COMMON NAME OF FOOD; A LIST...
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED ALUMINUM FOIL USED AS A LINER ON WALL OF COOK LINE. MUST REMOVE ALUMINUM FOIL IS NOT PERMITTED AS A LINER. ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
minor Other
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGERS.
minor Other
SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
OBSERVED 11/22/19 SUMMARY POSTED IN FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MUST POST MOST RECENT INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT (11/3/20) IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. OPERATOR POSTED MOST RECENT SUMMARY DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(...
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
IN-USE UTENSILS: PROPERLY STORED
IN USE SPOONS AND SPATULAS STORED IN STAGNANT WATER AT COOK LINE, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP IN A CLEAN CONTAINER OR IN RUNNING WATER DIPPER WELL
minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
OPEN CONTAINERS FOR EMPLOYEES DRINKS STORED ON PREP TABLE, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AWAY FROM PREP TABLES.
3 ▾
minor Employee Hygiene
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
- MUST INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HANDWASH SINK IN THE COFFEE PREP AREA. OBSERVED THE LOCATION OF THE PAPER TOWEL HOLDER IS DIRECTLY OVER THE DISH DRYING/PREPPING AREA AT THE HANDWASH SINKS IN THE COFFEE AND FRONT PREP AREAS. ...
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
- OBSERVED THE DROP CEILING IN THE FRONT PREP AREA (THAT IS PROTECTING THE AREA FROM UTILITY PIPES AND FOIL DUCT COVERINGS ON THE CEILING ABOVE) DOES NOT EXTEND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE. -
minor Documentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
- MUST PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR ALL CERTIFIED MANAGERS AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATES ON SITE. -
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