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CORNER BAKERY CAFE 156
120 S LA SALLE ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60603
Health Inspection: violations
Official health department data. Inspected 2025-07-16; refreshed 2026-10-13. May lag the official record. Check the official source
4 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-07-16), including 1 critical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.
Inspection history and recorded findings
2025-07-16: Canvass
Pass w/ Conditions
- Critical: CHI-22 — PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES - Comments: OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 47.3-50.5F. OBSERVED COLD TCS FOODS, HALF AND HALF(48.4F), CREAM CHEESE(47.3-50.5F), MILK(47.5-50.5F) AND BUTTER(50.2F)HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. INSTRUCTED ALL COLD TCS FOOD MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. CORRECTED ON SITE MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED FOOD VALUED AT $300 WEIGHING 50LBS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
- Not Critical: CHI-39 — CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED ICE SCOOP AND HOLDER INSTALLED ON WALL TO THE RIGHT OF HANDWASHING SINK IN BARISTA AREA, OBSERVED HAND SOAP DISPNSER INSTALLED ON WALL ABOVE PREP COOLER TO THE LEFT OF HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT PREP AREA AND OBSERVED PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FOR HAND DRYING STORED ON ICE BIN LID IN BARISTA AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE ICE SCOOP AND HOLDER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE SCOOP AND HOLDER. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE HAND SOAP DISPENSER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF FOOD IN PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO RELOCATE PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FOR HAND DRYING IN BARISTA TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF ICE IN ICE BIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-54 — GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED - Comments: OBSERVED BROWN LIQUID ON GROUND IN FRONT OF DUMPSTER ON EASTSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN GROUND AROUND DUMPSTER AND MAINTAIN.
- Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING GROUT IN BETWEEN FLOOR TILES IN DISHWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY REGROUT IN BETWEEN FLOOR TILES WHERE GROUT IS MISSING IN DISHWASHING AREA FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY.
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