SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — CITY OF CHICAGO

ST. ANNA BAKERY.

BEAT. 38/100

2158 S ARCHER AVE · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO

Last inspected March 26, 2026 · passed with conditions

Failed 2 of 7 inspections. 11 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
7
3 passed · 2 w/ conditions · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
34
includes 11 critical
RECORDS COVER
3 YEARS
since Apr 2022

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 26
2026
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
5 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

FOUND NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN MAIN KITCHEN; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) ISSUED FOR COMPLINACE WITH CITY RULES.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

NO LABELS FOUND ON BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS IN KITCHEN STORING DRY GOODS; INSTRUCTED TO LABEL CONTAINERS AND MAINTAIN.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

REAR EXIT DOOR NOT COMPLETELY RODENT PROOFED AS REQIRED; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A DOOR SWEEP AT BOTTOM OF DOOR ON THE INSIDE TO RODENT PROOF DOOR COMPLETELY.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS, PREP TABLES, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING AND BAKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND FLOUR BUILD UP, BOTTOM AREA OF FRYERS TO REMOVE GREASE AND CAN OPENER BLADE AND SLEEVE AT PREP TABLE.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILING VENTS AROUND UNDER, BEHIND AND ABOVE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND SINKS.

MAY 22
2025
PASSED
0 violations
MAY 15
2025
FAILED
11 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALEmployee Hygiene
ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED HANDSINK IN KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT STOCKED WITH HAND SOAP. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT HAND SOAP MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HANDSINKS AT ALL TIMES. FOOD HANDLER OBTAINED HAND SOAP FOR HAND SINK DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED RAW FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER INTERNAL TEMPERATURES IN THE FRONT PREP COLD HOLDING UNIT, SUCH AS 3LBS OF FISH AT 50.2F, 3LBS OF DICE PORK AT 49.8F AND 3LBS OF EGGS AT 70.5F. MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED A TOTAL 9LBS AT $150. ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST MAINTAIN 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.

MINORFood Temperature
PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

OBSERVED FACILITY EQUIPMENT FOR COLD HOLDING IN DISREPAIR. NOTED REACH IN PREP COOLER TO BE AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE AT 53F. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE FOR PROPER COLD HOLDING OF 41 DEGREES F OR BELOW. COOLER WAS SERVICED DURING INSPECTION. COOLER IS NOW AT 38F. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.

MINORFood Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLERS AND DISPLAY COOLERS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSPICUOUS AND EASILY READABLE THERMOMETERS INSIDE ALL REFRIGERATOR UNITS TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF EQUIPMENT.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE COMMON NAME OF FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY ON THE PREMISES. OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 50 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR OF THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AROUND WALLS AND CORNERS BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT. 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 #7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. "

MINORFood Storage & Handling
CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.

SERIOUSSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON COOKING EQUIPMENT, WALLS, SURROUNDING FLOORS AND SHELVING UNITS IN THE KITCHEN/PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO DEGREASE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP, FOOD DEBRIS, AND DIRT ON FLOOR UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN PREP, DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS IN ALL AREAS. OBSERVED DUST BUILDUP ON FAN IN WALK-IN COOLER, LIGHT SHIELDS IN COOKING AREA AND CEILING AND WALL VENTS IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS' CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENT.

MINORDocumentation & Training
ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

OBSERVED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.

FEB 9
2024
PASSED
0 violations
FEB 7
2024
FAILED
12 violations5 CRITICAL
DETAILS
SERIOUSSanitation
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED EXCESSIVE BLACK SUBSTANCE BUILD UP ON THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE INSIDE OF THE ICE MACHINE ABOVE THE ICE. ICE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED MUST REMOVE BUILD UP, CLEAN, AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALPest Activity
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

OBSERVED DEAD ROACH SITTING ON CUTTING BOARD SURFACE. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE CUTTING BOARD BEFORE USING IT. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED.

SERIOUSFood Temperature
PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS ON SITE. THE FOLLOWING WERE FOUND OUT OF COMPLIANCE: HAM (54.8F), SPAM (56.1F), BEEF (76.0F), PORK (70.0F) LOCATED IN A PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE VENTILATION HOOD. TWO WHOLE CHICKENS WERE FOUND AT 48.9F IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. 4 BOXES OF 15 DOZEN OF EGGS AND 33 EGGS WERE FOUND SITTING ON THE FLOOR IN THE STAIRWAY AREA AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AT AN IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 58.1F-60F.MANAGER DISCARDED ALL AFFECTED PRODUCT. MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. APPROXIMATELY 100LBS AT $200 DISCARDED. PRIORITY 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED

MINORFood Temperature
THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN THE PREP COOLER ACROSS FROM THE VENTILATION HOOD. INTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED MICE INFESTATION AND 1 LIVE ROACH ON SITE. APPROXIMATELY OVER 1,000 MICE DROPPNGS THROUGHOUT THE UP AND DOWNSTAIRS OF THE FACILITY. THE FOLLOWING AREAS WERE OBSERVED WITH DROPPINGS: ON TOP OF FOOD PREP TABLES, PREP COOLERS, UNITS ELEVATING MIXERS AND COLD HOLDING UNITS, ON SHELVING UNITS ABOVE AND UNDER FOOD PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT, INSIDE OF THE HOLDING EQUIPMENT, ON SHEET TRAYS STORED IN THE STAIRWELL. ON THE FLOORS: IN THE FRONT DINING AREA, NEAR THE GREASE TRAP OF THE TWO COMPART, UNDER THE COLD HOLDING UNITS AND COOKNG EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE FRONT AND REAR FOOD PREP AREAS, NEAR THE FLOUR, MIXING EQUIPMENT, IN THE HOT WATER TANK CLOSET ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR, THE REAR AREA WITH CLUTTER NEAR THE EXIT DOOR, NEAR THE STAIRWELL LEADING UPSTAIRS, UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE DRY STORAGE AREA UPSTAIRS, THE TOILET ROOMS ON SITE. ALSO, OBSERVED A LIVE ROACH ON THE FLOOR IN THE UPSTAIRS DRY STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE LIVE PEST ACTIVITY, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-020(A), CITATION ISSUED

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED REMOVE DEAD ROACHES ON THE INSIDE OF THE PREP COOLER DOOR ACROSS FROM THE VENTILATION HOOD INSIDE OF THE PROOFING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL DEAD BUGS AND CLEAN AFFECTED EQUIPMENT.

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

OBSERVED ITEMS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE UPSTAIRS DRY STORAGE CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO ELEVATE ALL ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.

MINORPlumbing & Waste
PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED STANDING WATER ON TOP OF THE GREASE TRAP OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR, REMOVE STANDING WATER AND MAINTAIN

CRITICALPlumbing & Waste
SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

OBSERVED STANDING WATER IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN THE DOWNSTAIRS PREP AREA: NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR, BEHIND THE PROOFER EQUIPMENT, AND INSIDE OF THE HOT WATER TANK. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN STANDING WATER.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED CARDBOARD BOXES BEING USED TO OUTLINE THE SHELVING UNITS ABOVE FOOD PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND MAINTAIN.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER WITH OLD SPILLAGE AND NOT MAINTAINED. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

CRITICALPest Activity
PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED

PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM 04/04/2023, REPORT #2573652 #38 OBSERVED A 1/2 INCH AND A 1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF REAR EXIT DOORS LEADING TO DISPOSAL AREA FROM KITCHEN; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL DOORS BY PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL DOOR SWEEP TO BOTH DOORS TO AVOID POSSIBLE RODENT ENTRY. #49 THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND BUILD UP, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FLOOR MIXERS, SHELVES INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER AND CAN OPENER BLADE AT PREP TABLE. #55 INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS AND FLOORS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN FLOOR IN AREA BETWEEN KITCHEN AND REAR EXIT KITCHEN DOOR. #55 INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AREA BY REAR DOOR; REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO AVOID CLUTTER. PRIORITY FOUNDATION:7-42-090, CITATION ISSUED

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APR 4
2023
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
6 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

EXPIRED CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATES. THE PERSON IN CHARGE HAS AN EXPIRED FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE; INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL IN CLASS TO OBTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 ISSUED.

MINORFood Storage & Handling
FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

FOUND BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS UNDER PREP TABLE WITH NO LABEL; INSTRUCTED TO LABEL CONTAINERS WITH NAME OF PRODUCT INSIDE OF THE CONTAINER.

CRITICALPest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

OBSERVED A 1/2 INCH AND A 1/4 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM OF REAR EXIT DOORS LEADING TO DISPOSAL AREA FROM KITCHEN; INSTRUCTED TO SEAL DOORS BY PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL DOOR SWEEP TO BOTH DOORS TO AVOID POSSIBLE RODENT ENTRY.

MINORSanitation
NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT IN NEED OF CLEANING: EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND BUILD UP, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS, EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FLOOR MIXERS, SHELVES INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER AND CAN OPENER BLADE AT PREP TABLE.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN WALLS AND FLOORS AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN FLOOR IN AREA BETWEEN KITCHEN AND REAR EXIT KITCHEN DOOR.

MINORSanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

INSTRUCTED TO ORGANIZE AND MAINTAIN AREA BY REAR DOOR; REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO AVOID CLUTTER.

APR 18
2022
PASSED
0 violations

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