Conditional

Corner Bakery

140 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60603

Restaurant ZIP 60603 Risk 1 (High)

Pass with Conditions · as of Apr 10, 2026

Corner Bakery was last inspected on April 10, 2026 with a result of “Pass w/ Conditions”. Inspectors found 8 violations, 1 of them critical.

Latest inspection

April 10, 2026 · Canvass

Conditional

Result: Pass w/ Conditions

1 critical5 general2 paperwork
  • CriticalManagement & training

    Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

    Inspector’s note: Observed no signed employees health policies must provide and maintain.(priority foundation 7-38-010)(citation issued)

    Official wording (code 3)

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

  • GeneralFacility upkeep

    Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

    Inspector’s note: Must repair or replace worn door gaskets on both small prep coolers in catering prep area,missing handles on soup lids.

    Official wording (code 47)

    Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

  • GeneralFacility upkeep

    Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

    Inspector’s note: Must repair or replace leaky toilet in men's stall.

    Official wording (code 51)

    Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

  • GeneralFacility upkeep

    Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

    Inspector’s note: Must repair or replace loose floor panel in walk in cooler,missing ceiling tiles in rear prep area near walk in cooler,exterior wall bases of walk in cooler in poor repair,ceiling in poor repair in front coffee area.must grout floor in dish washing area.

    Official wording (code 55)

    Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

  • GeneralFacility upkeep

    Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

    Inspector’s note: Must clean food debris build up from floor in coffee prep area and floor drain at dish machine.

    Official wording (code 55)

    Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

  • GeneralFacility upkeep

    Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

    Inspector’s note: Must replace burntout light at hood of cooking equipment.

    Official wording (code 56)

    Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

  • PaperworkManagement & training

    Not all food employees had food-handler training.

    Inspector’s note: Observed no food handlers training for employees must provide and maintain.

    Official wording (code 57)

    All food employees have food handler training

  • PaperworkManagement & training

    Required allergen training was missing.

    Inspector’s note: Observed no food allergen training for food manager must provide and maintain.

    Official wording (code 58)

    Allergen training as required

Inspection history

4 inspections on record

  1. Pass

    Canvass · Pass

    No violations

  2. Conditional

    Canvass · Pass w/ Conditions

    3 general Show violations
    • GeneralFood handling

      Food wasn’t protected from contamination during prep, storage, or display.

      Inspector’s note: Must provide a lid for ice bin in the coffe station.

      Official wording (code 39)

      Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display

    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

      Inspector’s note: Must clean the interior and exterior of cooking equipment in the rear, and inside of cake/dessert station in the front catering area.

      Official wording (code 49)

      Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

    • GeneralRepeat violation

      A previously cited basic violation still wasn’t fixed.

      Inspector’s note: Previous core violations from report #2583826 dated 10/23/2023 not corrected: violation #57 "2-102.13 observed no food handler certificates for 2 males food handlers and 2 female food handlers. Instructed to meet requirement for all food handlers on site." violation #58 "2-102.13 observed manager states allergen training certificate is expired. Instructed to renew and meet requirement." instructed to correct previous core violations. Priority foundation violation, 7-42-090. Citation issued.

      Official wording (code 60)

      Previous core violation corrected

  3. Pass

    License · Pass

    1 general2 paperwork Show violations
    • GeneralFacility upkeep

      Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

      Inspector’s note: 6-501.12 observed accumulated dirt and food debris under all shelves in the dry storage room, behind the refrigeration units in the rear food prep area, on lower shelves and under the drink prep counter. Instructed to clean all.

      Official wording (code 55)

      Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Not all food employees had food-handler training.

      Inspector’s note: 2-102.13 observed no food handler certificates for 2 males food handlers and 2 female food handlers. Instructed to meet requirement for all food handlers on site.

      Official wording (code 57)

      All food employees have food handler training

    • PaperworkManagement & training

      Required allergen training was missing.

      Inspector’s note: 2-102.13 observed manager states allergen training certificate is expired. Instructed to renew and meet requirement.

      Official wording (code 58)

      Allergen training as required

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) open data, refreshed hourly. Last inspection 7 months ago. Always confirm with the official record.