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CENTRAL BAKERY

2100 W CERMAK RD, CHICAGO, IL 60608 · Bakery

Inspection summary

CENTRAL BAKERY has been inspected 7 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since March 2, 2011. The most recent inspection, on October 14, 2015, found no infractions.

2 of 7 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests.

Recent inspections have recorded fewer infractions than earlier ones, so the record is improving.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on January 27, 2014. For example: NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

  • Equipment and utensilsLower risk

    Equipment has to be built from cleanable materials, kept in good repair and stored properly. These findings are mostly about upkeep, like a cracked shelf, a worn gasket or utensils stored the wrong way. They are generally lower risk but show how well the kitchen is maintained.

    Recorded 11 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on January 27, 2014. For example: FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 6 times across 5 separate inspections, most recently on February 4, 2014. For example: LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded once on November 5, 2012. For example: * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

7 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 infraction

    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • LIGHTSHIELDS AND ENDCAPS MISSING ON ALL LIGHTS IN PREP AREA. PROVIDE SAME
  3. Canvass

    4 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • OVER 50 MICE DROPPINGS NOTED SCATTERED IN VARIOUS AREAS BEHIND HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALLBASE. REAR DOUBLE EXIT DOORS NOT RODENT PROOF, APPROX 1/2 INCH GAP AT BOTTOM AND INBETWEEN DOORS. INSTD TO REMOVE DROPPINGS, CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. INSTD TO RODENT PROOF DOOR SO AS TO BE TIGHT FITTING. CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • MISSING DOOR BREAD DISPLAY CASE. REPLACE SAME.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • DOOR HANDLES OF ALL COOLERS INCLUDING UNDERNEATH HANDLES, AND ALL COOLER/FREEZER GASKETS, AND INTERIOR BOTTOM OF DOUGHNUT FRYER NOT CLEAN, DEBRIS BUILD-UP. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • LIGHTSHIELDS AND ENDCAPS MISSING ON ALL LIGHTS IN PREP AREA. PROVIDE SAME.
  4. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • NEED TO REPAIR/REPLACE FRONT FREEZER DOOR CRACKED.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • NEED TO DEFROST BOX FREEZER 1ST. FLOOR, CLEAN EXTERIOR OF COOLER/FREEZER DOORS, NEED TO CLEAN DRY STORAGE SHELVES IN BASEMENT.
    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • NEED TO CLEAN FLOOR 1ST., AND BASEMENT.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • NEED TO SEAL (PAINT) NEW DRYWALL CEILING IN REAR BAKING AREA.
    • 37. TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS
      • BASEMENT RESTROOM DOOR NOT SELF CLOSING NEED TO PROVIDE DOOR CHECK, OR SPRING TO MAKE SELF CLOSING.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • NEED TO ORGANIZE BASEMENT, NEED TO REMOVE ITEMS NO LONGER NEEDED.
  5. Complaint

    6 infractions

    • 21. * CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED
      • NO VALID PROOF OF A CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER WAS FOUND AT THIS TIME, A PERSON WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGERS CERTIFICATE MUST BE PRESENT WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
    • 32. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
      • THE DOOR OF THE BUN (BOLLILO) CASE IS BROKEN, A NEW DOOR HAS BEEN ORDERED AND THE BUNS ARE UNDER A SEPARATE ADJACENT DOOR AT THIS TIME.
    • 33. FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
      • THE WALK IN COOLER, DISH RACK AND COOLER RACKS ARE DIRTY. THE WALK IN COOLER IS MISSING SOME WALL TILES; REPAIR, WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE YOUR EQUIPMENT IN DETAIL SO IT IS SANITARY.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • THE CEILINGS ABOVE THE BAKING PREPARATION AREA ARE PEELING AND STAINED DARK BROWN, CLEAN AND PAINT THE CEILINGS SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND SANITARY.
    • 36. LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED
      • THE LIGHTING ABOVE THE BAKERY PREP AREAS IS MISSING END CAPS, REPAIR SO THE GLASS BULBS ARE SHIELDED.
    • 41. PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED
      • AN OLD CAKE DISPLAY CASE DOOR WITH A TAPED UP BROKEN GLASS WAS FOUND IN THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE BAKERY, REMOVE OLD EQUIPMENT. THE LARGE WHITE MIXER IS DIRTY, CLEAN THE MIXER AND SANITIZE IT.
  6. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  7. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 18. NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS
      • All necessary control measures shall be used to effectively minimize or eliminate the presence of rodents, roaches, and other vermin and insects on the premises of all food establishments, in food-transporting vehicles, and in vending machines. THE TWO FRONT DOORS AND THE EAST BACK DOOR NOT THGHT FITTING OR RODENT PROOFED HAS A ONE INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE THE DOOR TIGHT FITTING. SERIOUS CITATION GIVEN-7-38-020 HOOOO63638 10 COURT DATE 04/14/2011 AT 9:00 400 WEST SUPERIOR ROOM 112 OR YOU MAY PAY THE FINE BY MAIL SEE THE BACK OF THE CITATION.
    • 33. 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. THE TRAVEL RACKS, AND THE BAKING EQUIPMENT NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN SAME
    • 34. 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. CLEAN THE FLOOR IN THE BACK PREP AREA ALONG THE WALLS AND UNDER THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

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