Warm Belly Bakery

1148 W Monroe Ave, 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. On Mar 12, 2019, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical. Warm Belly Bakery's record stops at Mar 12, 2019, more than two years back, so current conditions may differ.

The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around two violations to closer to six violations.

Compared to other Chicago restaurants (averaging 81), there's room to close the gap. The record is unremarkable in either direction.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Mar 12, 2019

Routine

2 major violations. 4 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.

Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

Inspector notes: FRONT DISPLAY SNEEZE GUARD IS INEFFECTIVE AT TOP OF DISPLAY. RECOMMEND ADDITION GLASS AT AN ANGLE. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.

Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

Inspector notes: MUST DETAIL 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 FOOD PREP AND REAR FOOD PREP IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL SPILLS AND SPLATTERS. CORRECT 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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Food and non-food contact equipment utensils clean, free of abrasive detergents

Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE LOCATED IN REAR.

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

Inspector notes: MUST CLEAN DUST FROM FLOORS IN MOP, FURNACE, AND HOT WATER TANK CLOSETS.

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

Inspector notes: MUST REPAIR LOOSE FAUCET ON DUMP SINK BEHIND SERVICE COUNTER.

Mar 16, 2017

Routine

2 minor violations.

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

Inspector notes: CLUTTER IN MOP SINK CLOSET, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND BETTER MAINTAIN,

Food handler requirements met

Inspector notes: Any food handler working in the City of Chicago, unless that person has a valid Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate is required to meet the food handler training requirement. If someone working in a facility that is not a food handler on a regular basis, but fills in as a food handler when needed, they too must have food handler training.

Feb 16, 2016

License

1 minor violation.

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

Inspector notes: NO GREASE TRAP INTERCEPTOR AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTD TO PROVIDE SAME. UNABLE TO LOCATE BACK FLOW PREVENTORS AT ICE MACHINE AND ESPRESSO/COFFEE MACHINES. INSTD TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE.

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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