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Bakery Garden Cafe

525 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60607
Café / Breakfast
Last inspected: Oct 2, 2015
74
Score
Medium Risk

Bakery Garden Cafe appears in inspection records four times, starting in 2010. The most recent report on file is from Oct 2, 2015. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical. No fresh inspection data is available: the latest entry for Bakery Garden Cafe dates to Oct 2, 2015.

Recent inspections have turned up more issues than earlier ones, averaging around six violations lately compared to roughly three violations before.

When inspectors have written things up, “food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed” has been the most frequent reason, cited two times.

By comparison, the average Chicago facility scores 81, putting Bakery Garden Cafe on the weaker side. The record is unremarkable in either direction.

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Inspections
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Critical latest
0
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 2, 2015
Complaint
6 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Facilities to maintain proper temperature
Inspector notes: REFRIGERATED PREP TABLE USED FOR BREAKFAST NOT MAINTAINING ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. AIR TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT 47.1F. INSTRUCTED TO ADJUST THERMOMSTAT, UNIT MUST BE CAPABLE OF MAINTAINING AN INTERNAL AIR TEMPERATURE OF 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
2
Potentially hazardous food meets temperature requirement during storage, preparation display and service
Inspector notes: WHOLE MILK-48.1F, SKIM MILK-48.2F, MILK-48.3F, MILK-48.7F. ALL MILK MUST BE STORED AND HELD UNDER REFRIGERATION AT 40 DEGREES OR BELOW. PRODUCT DISCARDED(15LB VALUED AT $15). CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(B1)
3
Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: REMOVE BOXES FROM PLASTIC STORAGE SHELVES. PAINT RUSTY EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP.
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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents
Inspector notes: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: CAN OPENER AND HOLSTER CONNECTED TO PREP TABLE, CABINET INTERIORS(AREAS WHERE DOORS SLIDE OPEN AND CLOSE) UNDERNEATH COUNTERS IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA, STORAGE SHELVES UNDERNEATH PREP TABLES IN REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA, EXTERIOR OF DISH MACHINE, AND PLASTIC STORAGE SHELVES.
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Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods
Inspector notes: CLEAN DUST, DIRT, AND STAINS FROM WALLS IN BOTH PREP AREAS BEHIND PREP TABLES, BEHIND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, BEHIND OVEN, AND IN FRONT PREP AREA NEAR TOASTER OVEN. REPAIR WALLS THAT ARE CHIPPING IN FRONT PREP AREA AND DOORWAY LEADING INTO REAR PREP AREA. CLEAN DUST BUILD-UP FROM LIGHT SHIELDS WHERE PRESENT, AND STAINS FROM CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP AREA.
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Appropriate method of handling of food (ice) hair restraints and clean apparel worn
Inspector notes: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
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Oct 1, 2014
Routine
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Clean multi-use utensils and single service articles properly stored: no reuse of single service articles
Inspector notes: MUST INVERT ALL MULTI USE ITEMS.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: MUST REMOVE DUST ON THE EXTERIOR OF EACH LIGHT SHIELD AND ALONG CEILING ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA. MUST ALSO REMOVE DUST ON WALLS BEHIND THE SODA DISPENSER.
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Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored
Inspector notes: MUST BETTER ORGANIZE CLUTTER IN THE FRONT CLOSET. STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
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Food (ice) dispensing utensils, wash cloths properly stored
Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO PROPERLY STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSILS.
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Aug 16, 2013
Complaint
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed and maintained
Inspector notes: CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: ICE DISPENSER CHUTE AT SODA MACHINE IN DINING AREA, CAN OPENER BLADE AT REAR PREP TABLE, SHELVES INSIDE OF WALK-IN COOLER AND BOTTOM OF PREP TABLES IN REAR PREP AREA.
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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used
Inspector notes: CLEAN FLOORS IN CORNERS UNDER AND AROUND SHELVES. ALSO CLEAN FLOORS INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER UNDER SHELVES.
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Apr 13, 2010
License
No violations found.
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bakery Garden Cafe last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Bakery Garden Cafe on file is from Oct 2, 2015. The public record contains four inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Bakery Garden Cafe?

Across the inspection record, “food and non-food contact surfaces properly designed” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Bakery Garden Cafe.

Has Bakery Garden Cafe's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Bakery Garden Cafe have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly three earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Bakery Garden Cafe means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

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