ROESER'S BAKERY.

Chicago Health Dept

3216 W NORTH AVE · LOGAN SQUARE, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Nov 2025).

8 inspections on record since 2017 · Last inspected Nov 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
8
VIOLATIONS
26
total on record
LAST INSPECTED
NOV 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

NOV 18
2025
PASS 3 violations
Minor Chemical Safety
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

Bulk food containers not labeled ( salt, sugar...) instructed to label.

Minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

Food handler not wearing hair restraints, instructed to wear.

Minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

Wet Wiping cloths placed on prep table, Instructed to keep the one in use in a sani bucket.

JUN 13
2023
PASS 1 violation
Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED PEELING PAINT FROM VENTILATION ABOVE PREP AREA MIXER. MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND MAINTAIN.

JUL 22
2022
PASS 1 violation
Minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

6-304.11 THE VENTILATION FANS IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

JUL 15
2022
FAIL 7 violations 2 CRITICAL
Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT WHERE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES ARE CUTTING STRAWBERRIES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CEASE FOOD PREPARATION IN THE BASEMENT AND TO PREPARE ALL FOOD WHERE AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IS LOCATED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Food Temperature
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

NO SANITIZER WAS DETECTED AT THE FINAL RINSE FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE. THE MACHINE WAS BEING USED TO WASH PANS DURING THE INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SO THAT A FINAL RINSE OF 100 PPM CHLORINE IS DETECTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 80 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE DRY STORAGE SHELVES IN THE BASEMENT, BENEATH THE DRY STORAGE SHELVES ON THE FLOOR, AND ON THE SHELVES OF THE CABINET IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA NEXT TO THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

CLEAN THE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, PREP TABLES, STORAGE SHELVES IN THE BASEMENT AND PREP AREA, AND DEEP FRYERS.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE FOOD PREP AREA AROUND AND BEHIND THE EQUIPMENT AND IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT ON AND IN BETWEEN THE STORAGE SHELVES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR STORE ITEMS OFF OF THE FLOOR.

Minor Facility Condition
ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

THE VENTILATION FANS IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

MAY 18
2021
PASS W/ CONDITIONS 4 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Sanitation
PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

SOME ITEMS MISSING FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.

Minor Plumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED ON COFFEE MACHINE WATER LINE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT COFFEE MACHINE WATER LINE.

Minor Sanitation
TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

Minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

BASEMENT FLOOR LITTERED ALONG WEST WALL. MUST CLEAN BASEMENT FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

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AUG 14
2020
PASS 2 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

4-202.16 MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALL INSIDE OF THE BASEMENT COOLER #4.

Minor Other
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

CORRECTED. NO OVERFLOWING GARBAGE AT GARBAGE DUMPSTER.

AUG 7
2020
FAIL 4 violations 1 CRITICAL
Critical Employee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED NEAR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK ADJACENT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO, NO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK WAS PROVIDED IN THE BASEMENT WHERE THE STRAWBERRIES ARE CUT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THIS AREA OR CEASE FOOD PREPARATION IN THE BASEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Food Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER WAS PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

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

MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALL INSIDE OF THE BASEMENT COOLER #4.

Minor Other
GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

OBSERVED THE GARBAGE OVERFLOWING OVER THE TOP OF THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS SO THAT THE LIDS CANNOT BE CLOSED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE GARBAGE PICKUP SO THAT THE GARBAGE DOES NOT OVERFLOW THE CONTAINERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.

SEP 28
2017
PASS 4 violations
Minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE COMPARTMENT OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

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

OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL NEXT TO REAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR KITCHEN AREA. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN.

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

OBSERVED ITEMS NOT ELEVATED 6INCHES OFF FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN LITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.

Minor Sanitation
FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

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