Warm Belly Bakery

1140 W Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60607

Café / Breakfast

Last inspected: Mar 12, 2019

Score

Medium Risk

Warm Belly Bakery appears in inspection records four times, starting in 2016. The most recent report on file is from Mar 12, 2019. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical. The most recent inspection at Warm Belly Bakery is from Mar 12, 2019, and nothing newer appears in the public record.

Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around two violations to closer to six violations per visit.

The city-wide average sits at 81, which Warm Belly Bakery's 64 doesn't quite reach. On the whole, the file is mixed but not concerning.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Mar 12, 2019

Routine

3 major violations. 3 minor violations.

View 6 violations

Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

Inspector notes: NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A SIGNED EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events

Inspector notes: 2-501.11 NO CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE ON PREMISES FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A CLEAN-UP PROCEDURE AND SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

Proper date marking and disposition

Inspector notes: MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS ON ALL RTE FOODS STORED IN COOLERS THAT ARE HELD OVER 24 HOURS. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED

Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

Inspector notes: CLEAN INTERIOR OF ALL REACH IN COOLERS TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN

Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

Inspector notes: FLOORS AND WALLS IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS AND SPLATTERS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

Allergen training as required

Inspector notes: PA 100-0367 THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER DID NOT HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING. MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING

Mar 23, 2018

Routine

3 minor violations.

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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL CLEAN DEBRIS FROM FLOORS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA.

Walls, ceilings, attached equipment constructed per code: good repair, surfaces clean and dust-less cleaning methods

Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM CEILING VENT IN PREP AREA.

Lighting: required minimum foot-candles of light provided, fixtures shielded

Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD IN PREP AREA.

Mar 16, 2017

Routine

2 minor violations.

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Floors: constructed per code, cleaned, good repair, coving installed, dust-less cleaning methods used

Inspector notes: FLOOR IN PREP AREA NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,

Premises maintained free of litter, unnecessary articles, cleaning equipment properly stored

Inspector notes: OFFENSIVE ODORS COMING FROM THREE COMPARTMENT DRAIN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN DAILY,

Mar 31, 2016

License

1 minor violation.

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Ventilation: rooms and equipment vented as required: plumbing: installed and maintained

Inspector notes: NO UTILITY SINK ON SITE. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME (HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE AND PROPER DRAIN)

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Warm Belly Bakery last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Warm Belly Bakery on file is from Mar 12, 2019. The public record contains four inspections in total.

Has Warm Belly Bakery's inspection record improved over time?

No. Recent inspections at Warm Belly Bakery have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly two earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Warm Belly Bakery 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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