PINEDA'S BAKERY.

Chicago Health Dept

5148 S ARCHER AVE · BRIGHTON PARK, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Dec 2025), 1 critical violation noted.

11 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected Dec 2025 · 1 critical violation in the last 12 months.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

DEC 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 9

2025

PASS 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Documentation & Training

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

OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REPORTING AGREEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-010.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED MILK CRATES USED AS SHELVING IN THE KITCHEN NEXT TO WALK IN COOLER. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE SHELVING THAT IS 6" OFF THE FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Other

ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO PROOF OF TRAINING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS AT ALL TIMES.

FEB 20

2018

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Facility Condition

SOURCE SOUND CONDITION, NO SPOILAGE, FOODS PROPERLY LABELED, SHELLFISH TAGS IN PLACE

OBSERVED MISBRANDED AND UNWHOLESOME INDIVIUALLY PACKAGED CONTAINERS OF TRES LECHE CAKE DISPLAYED AND BEING OFFERED FOR SALE IN DISPLAY CASE ON SALES FLOOR. OBSERVED PRE PRINTED DATE OF 01/17/18 WITH SELL BY DATE OF 1/15/18, HAS BEEN COVERED WITH BLACK MARKER AND RE LABELED WITH HANDWRITTEN DATE OF 1/17/18 , SELL BY 1/24/18 NOW ON PACKAGES, WHICH IS PAST EXPIRATION DATE. MISBRANDING OF SUCH IS PROHIBITED. ALL PRODUCT DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THS TIME. 10LBS $25 VALUE. VIOLATION 7-38-005B CRITICAL.

Critical Food Temperature

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

POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE DURING STORAGE. 1 DOZEN EGGS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 58.1F IN WALK IN COOLER. EGGS DISCARDED AND DENATURED AT THIS TIME. APPRX 2LBS $3 VALUE. INSTD TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. VIOLATION 7-38-005A CRITICAL.

Minor Chemical Safety

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

WHOLE TRES LECHES CAKE IN DISPLAY CASE WITHOUT LABEL. INSTD TO PROPERLY LABEL. INDIVIDIAL PACKAGED CAKES LABELED WITHOUT INGREDIENTS IN ENGLISH. INSTD TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

METAL STEM THERMOMETER MISSING FOR FOOD HANDLERS. PROVIDE SAME.

NOV 18

2016

PASS 1 violation

Minor Plumbing & Waste

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

REPAIR THE SINK STOPPER LEVERS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK SO THAT THEY CAN ALL HOLD WATER IN THE BASINS.

NOV 12

2015

PASS · 0 violations

NOV 6

2015

FAIL 1 violation

Serious Other

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 12/15/14 REPORT 1512993 NOT CORRECTED: 32 OBSERVED SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED ON EACH SIDE OF EXPOSED HANDSINK. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SPLASHGUARDS.

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NOV 4

2015

FAIL 8 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Other

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

EXPOSED HANDSINK WITH EXCESSIVE LEAK AT PIPE UNDERNEATH. INSTD TO REPAIR PIPE FREE OF ANY LEAKS. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030 CRITICAL.

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OVER 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING IN REAR BY STORAGE ROOM AND IN TOILET ROOM. INSTD TO ELIMINATE ALL FLIES, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMEND TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020 SERIOUS.

Serious Other

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE HANDLING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS (EGGS, MILK). INSTD TO HAVE ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012 SERIOUS.

Serious Sanitation

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 12/15/14 REPORT 1512993 NOT CORRECTED: 30 ALL PREPACKAGED FOOD MUST BE LABELED. LABEL ALL FOOD THAT IS PACKAGED WITH DATE, INGREDIENTS, NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT. (GELATINS, RICE PUDDING, PASTRIES, ETC). 32 OBSERVED SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED ON EACH SIDE OF EXPOSED HANDSINK. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SPLASHGUARDS. 34 OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: FLOOR OF WALK IN COOLER, FLOOR OF WALK IN FREEZER AND FLOOR UNDER AND HEHIND ALL SHELVING AND LARGE EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN CORNERS. CLEAN ANS MAINTAIN FLOORS. 35 OBSERVED CEILING VENT IN BAKERY ABOVE FOOD WITH HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT. 35 OBSERVED WALL OF SERVICE AREA OF BAKERY WITH PEELING PAINT. RESTORE WALL TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN. 36 OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING WITHIN WALK IN COOLER. REPLACE OR REPAIR LIGHT AND MAINTAIN. NO CHEMICAL TEST KITS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. PROVIDE SAME. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090 SERIOUS.

Minor Sanitation

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

CEILING ABOVE PROOFERS, OVENS NOT CLEAN, STAINED FROM EXHAUST. INSTD TO CLEAN CEILING, REMOVE STAINS, AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Facility Condition

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

LIGHT OUT IN WALK-IN FREEZER. REPLACE SAME.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING. INSTD TO CORRECT SAME.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

WIPING CLOTHS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE PROPERLY IN SANITIZING SOLUTIONS.

DEC 15

2014

PASS 6 violations

Minor Chemical Safety

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

ALL PREPACKAGED FOOD MUST BE LABELED. LABEL ALL FOOD THAT IS PACKAGED WITH DATE, INGREDIENTS, NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED SPLASH GUARDS NEEDED ON EACH SIDE OF EXPOSED HANDSINK. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SPLASHGUARDS.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED FLOORS UNCLEAN IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: FLOOR OF WALK IN COOLER, FLOOR OF WALK IN FREEZER AND FLOOR UNDER AND HEHIND ALL SHELVING AND LARGE EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN CORNERS. CLEAN ANS MAINTAIN FLOORS.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED CEILING VENT IN BAKERY ABOVE FOOD WITH HEAVY DUST ACCUMULATION. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING VENT.

Minor Sanitation

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

OBSERVED WALL OF SERVICE AREA OF BAKERY WITH PEELING PAINT. RESTORE WALL TO A SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Facility Condition

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

OBSERVED INADEQUATE LIGHTING WITHIN WALK IN COOLER. REPLACE OR REPAIR LIGHT AND MAINTAIN.

DEC 4

2013

PASS 3 violations

Minor Sanitation

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

DOOR HANDLES OF OVENS, COOLERS, AND ALL DISPENSING UTENSILS FOR DRY STORAGE NOT CLEAN. INSTD TO CLEAN SAME AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation

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

WALLS IN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, SPLASHED WITH FOOD DEBRIS. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

EMPLOYEES PERSONAL BELONINGS IMPROPERLY STORED. INSTD TO STORE IN DESIGNATED AREA.

OCT 23

2012

PASS 7 violations 2 CRITICAL

Minor Chemical Safety

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

THE BULK FOOD CONTAINERS IN THE BAKERY NOT LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL THEM.

Minor Sanitation

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

THE GASKETS AROUND THE REACHIN FREEZER DOORS ARE IN POOR REPAIR THEY ARE RIPPED AND TORN. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPAIR THEM.

Minor Sanitation

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

MUST CLEAN THE MIXERS, PREP TABLES, TRAVEL CARTS AND THE REACHIN COOLERS HAVE FOOD DEBRIS ALL OVER THEM.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREMISES ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAS DUST AND FOOD DEBRIS ALL OVER THEM.

Critical Pest Activity

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

SEAL ALL THE HOLES IN THE WALLS THROUGHOUT PREMISES SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE. CLEAN ALL THE CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT PREMISES THICK WITH DUST AND DIRT ON THEM.

Minor Sanitation

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

CLEAN THE TWO VENTS IN THE TOILET ROOM THEY HAVE DUST BUILDUP ON THEM.

Critical Pest Activity

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

CLUTTER IN THE PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGNIZE SO NO INSECT OR RODENT HARBORAGE.

DEC 17

2010

PASS · 0 violations

OCT 18

2010

FAIL 7 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Plumbing & Waste

WATER SOURCE: SAFE, HOT & COLD UNDER CITY PRESSURE

All food establishments shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure properly connected to the city water supply.OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER ON SITE AT HAND SINKS IN PREP AREA & TOILET ROOM,3-COMPARTMENT SINK AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION,WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED & HANDLED.HOT RUNNING WATER WAS RESTORED 1 HOUR LATER.MUST PROVIDE HOT RUNNING WATER AT ALL TIMES.

Minor Sanitation

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

All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 3- DOOR GLASS COOLER,LOOSE CEILING VENT COVER.

Minor Sanitation

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

All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily.MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR MIXERS,ROLLING CARTS,PREP TABLES,PRESSOR,REACH IN COOLERS,SHELVING UNITS,STORAGE CABINETS,FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,WINDOW SILLS.

Minor Sanitation

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

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.MUST DETAIL CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT PREMISES.MUST REPLACE DAMAGED FLOOR TILES WHERE NEEDED.MUST CLEAN ALL FLOOR DRAINS.

Minor Sanitation

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

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT.MUST SCRAPE & PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL ON SALES FLOOR.FINISH PAINTING CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA.

Minor Sanitation

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

All rooms in which food or drink is prepared, or in which utensils are washed, shall be lighted so that a minimum of 50-foot candles of light is available on all work surfaces.REPLACE BURNT OUT LIGHT BULBS WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

Toilet rooms shall be completely enclosed and shall be vented to the outside air or mechanically ventilated.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON TOILET ROOM DOOR.

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