KLEIN'S BAKERY & CAFE.
4155 N BROADWAY · LAKEVIEW, CHICAGO
8 of 14 inspections passed, 4 failed, 2 passed with conditions. 13 critical violations across the record.
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INSPECTION HISTORY
AUG 282025PASSED5 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED.
OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TOP PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
OBSERVED WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE UTILITY MOP SINK IN REAR OF PREMISES. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
MUST REPLACE BURN OUT LIGHT BULBS IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA AND MAINTAIN INTENSITY LIGHTING AT ALL TIMES.
MAR 242025FAILED12 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETER NEEDED INSIDE SMALL UPRIGH COOLER IN REAR FRONT COFFEE STATIONS AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
MUST PROPERLY LABELED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
OBSERVED PRE-PACKAGED PREPARED FOOD ITEMS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. MUST PROPERLY LABEL ITEMS WITH THE PRODUCT NAME LIST ALL INGREDIENTS, BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS.
OBSERVED EMPLOYEES NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS WHEN FOOD IS BEING PREPARAD AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT AL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES AND PREP COOLERS IN MAIN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORED ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN BASEMENT FOOD STORAGE ARES. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS OF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED A FEW WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE UTILIY SINK AND ABOVE STOARGE SHELVING IN REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED OPEN CRACKS ALONG THE BASEBOARD UNDERNETH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK ALSO OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED BASEBOARD COVING. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL REPAIR OR REPLACE.
OBSERVED DUST BUILD UP ON CEILING VENTILATION VENT INSIDE THE UNISEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN ANF NAINTAIN.
OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM INSPECTION REPORT#2603182 ON 09/20/2024. #38. OBSERVED IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA/ DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA A FLY TRAP FULL OF DEAD FLIES ON THE CEILING AND DEAD ROACHES AND FLIES ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA AND BELOW THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS AND TRAPS THAT ARE FULL AND CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN AFFECTED AREAS. #51. OBSERVED THE RIGHT-SIDE COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE LEAKING ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE DRAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE LEAKING DRAIN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED.
SEP 202024PASSED4 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
OBSERVED IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA/ DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA A FLY TRAP FULL OF DEAD FLIES ON THE CEILING AND DEAD ROACHES AND FLIES ON THE FLOOR IN THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA AND BELOW THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS AND TRAPS THAT ARE FULL AND CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN AFFECTED AREAS.
OBSERVED SCOOPS, SPATULAS, AND KNIVES STORED BEHIND THE GAP BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE KNIFE HOLDER NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE TO THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE ALL KNIVES AND UTENSILS IN APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS IN BETWEEN USE.
OBSERVED THE INTERIOR OF THE STANDING FREEZER BOTTOM SHELF TO BE HEAVILY SOILED WITH FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLAGE. OBSERVED HEAVY FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP IN THE GASKETS OF THE 2 DOOR STANDING COOLER IN FRONT PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF STANDING FREEZER AND GASKETS TO BE FREE OF FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP.
OBSERVED THE RIGHT SIDE COMPARTMENT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE LEAKING ONTO THE FLOOR FROM THE DRAIN. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO SERVICE LEAKING DRAIN AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD REPAIR.
OCT 62023PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
NOTED EMPLOYEES DRINKING AND PREPARING FOOD IN THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE A DESIGNATED AREA FOR EMPLOYEES TO DRINK AND EAT AND NOT AT THE PREP AREAS.
NOTED EVIDENCE OF ANIMALS (DOGS) BROUGHT INSIDE THE PREMISES AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION THAT ARE NOT SERVICE DOGS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT: NO ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED INSIDE A FOOD ESTABLISHMENT UNLESS WITH PROOF THAT THE ANIMAL IS A SERVICE DOG. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-40-060. CITATION ISSUED.
NOTED DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS ON PREP TABLES AT PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE ALL WASHCLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY WHEN NOT IN USE.
NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE 2-DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE KITCHEN PREP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND - OR REPLACE.
NOTED FOAM MATERIAL USED TO SEAL HOLES AND OPENINGS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO USE NON-POROUS MATERIAL TO SEAL HOLES AND OPENINGS.
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JAN 52023PASSED1 violationDETAILS
NOTED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE ON ICE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER.
DEC 292022FAILED8 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
0BSERVED OVER 15 MICE DROPPING ON THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE BASEMENT DRY STORAGE AREA UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS, BEHIND/SIDES OF THE FREEZER CHESTS, AND NEAR THE STAIRCASE BY THE HAND SANITIZER DISPENSER. ALSO OBSERVED WERE THREE LIVE ROACHES ON TRAPS IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA NEAR THE DRAINBOARD OF THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AT THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE/DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE THE DROPPINGS AND CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMENDED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY. IT MUST ALSO ELIMINATE THE LIVE ACTIVITY OF THE ROACHES BEFORE BEING RE-INSPECTED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA/ DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA A FLY TRAP FULL OF DEAD FLIES ON THE CEILING AND DEAD ROACHES ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK AND AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA ON THE UNDER THE COUNTERS AND BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD INSECTS AND TRAPS THAT ARE FULL, CLEAN, SANITIZED , AND MAINTAIN AFFECTED AREAS.
OBSERVED THE ICE MACHINE AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA MISSING THE LID TO THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE CUTTING BOARD ON THE PREP COOLER IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA WITH DISCOLORATION AND DEEP CUTS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE OR RESURFACE THE CUTTING BOARD AND MAINTAIN.
OBSERVED THE MICROWAVE STORED BEHIND THE FRONT DESSERT DISPLAY COUNTER WITH FOOD SPLATTERS AND RESIDUE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID MICROWAVE.
OBSERVED THE VENTILATION COVER IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA ABOVE THE DISPLAY COLD HOLDING UNIT WITH DUST BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID VENTILATION COVER.
OBSERVED SMALL OPENINGS IN THE WALL BASES IN THE REAR DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL AND MAINTAIN SAID WALL BASES.
OBSERVED A BLOWN OUT LIGHT BULB IN THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE SAID LIGHT BULB AND MAINTAIN.
APR 202022PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED SLIGHT PINK BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INSIDE ICE MACHINE.
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
OBSERVED BASEMENT FLOOR NOT CLEAN BEHIND CHEST FREEZERS ALONG WALL. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN FLOOR.
JAN 122021PASSED3 violationsDETAILS
NOTED FOOD CRUMBS AND DEBRIS ON SHELF UNDERNEATH THE COOKIE DISPLAY COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
NOTED WASH ROOM ON PREMISE WITH GARBAGE RECEPTACLE AND NO LID. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE TRASH CAN WITH LID AT ALL WOMEN WASH ROOM AND UNISEX WASH ROOM.
INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE REAR DRY STORAGE AND FRONT PREP AREA.
JAN 232020PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
OBSERVED FAR RIGHT COMPARTMENT OF 3 COMPARTMENT SINK LEAKING UNDERNEATH. MUST REPAIR LEAK AND MAINTAIN SINK.
OBSERVED WALL ABOVE MOP SINK IN DISREPAIR. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN WALL.
MAR 52019PASS W/ CONDITIONS5 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED FOR FOODS IE: FRIED EGG. MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND DISCLOSE FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
MISSING WALL IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.--- LARGE HOLE IN THE WALL ABOVE THE FAUCET OF THE UTILITY MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR/RESEAL.
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
FEB 252019FAILED15 violations4 CRITICALDETAILS
NO PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT DURING THE INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
NO WRITTEN CLEANING PROCEDURE OR REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR A VOMITING OR DIARRHEA EVENT. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED FLATS OF RAW EGGS BEING STORED ON THE TOP SHELVING OF THE TALL REACH-IN COOLER DIRECTLY ABOVE ASSORTED READY TO EAT CHEESES AND OTHER PREPARED FOODS. EMPLOYEE REMOVED EGGS AND STORED ON BOTTOM SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS AND READY TO EAT FOODS PROPERLY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS BEING STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN A NON-REFRIGERATED DISPLAY CASE. BAKED AND COOLED PASTRIES STUFFED WITH HAM AND CHEESE, HAM,SPINACH AND CHEESE FOUND AT 56.8F TO 58.5F. INSTRUCTED ALL PREPARED TCS FOODS MUST BE HELD AT PROPER HOT OR COLD TEMPERATURES. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $70.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED FOR FOODS IE: FRIED EGG. MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. MUST PROVIDE A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND DISCLOSE FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
NO ACCURATE METAL STEM THERMOMETER ON SITE FOR FOOD TEMPERATURE MEASURING WHILE TCS FOODS WERE FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
CUSTOMERS OBSERVED ENTERING THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM THROUGH THE DISH WASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED CUSTOMERS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA.
ALL CLEAN STORED POTS AND PANS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
MISSING WALL IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST REPLACE.--- LARGE HOLE IN THE WALL ABOVE THE FAUCET OF THE UTILITY MOP SINK. MUST REPAIR/RESEAL.
WALL MOUNTED SOAP DISPENSER MUST BE MOVED CLOSER TO HAND SINK. NOT ABOVE/BEHIND STORED POTS/PANS ON METAL RACK SHELVING.
NO PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE FOR ALL REQUIRED EMPLOYEES.
NO PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING OR CERTIFICATES FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. MUST PROVIDE.
MAY 122017FAILED2 violations1 CRITICALDETAILS
FOUND COFFEE PREPARATION AREAS NOT SHIELDED. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-005A. MUST PROVIDE SNEEZE GUARDS FOR COFFEE PREPARATION AREAS.
FOUND NO PEST CONTROL LOG AT PREMISES. SERIOUS VIOLATION. 7-38-020. MUST PROVIDE.
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