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Roeser's Bakery

3216 W NORTH AVE, Chicago, IL 60647 · Cook County

26cited violations
1serious tier
8inspections
15tier not stated

Establishment

Type
Food establishment (Bakery)
Inspected by
Chicago Department of Public Health
License / ID
2549395
Status
Risk 1 (High)
Official record
Chicago Department of Public Health inspection reports

Other public records for this business

Year by year

YearInspectionsViolationsSerious
2025130
2023110
2022281
2021140
2020260
2017140

Inspections

  1. Nov 18, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

      Bulk food containers not labeled ( salt, sugar...) instructed to label.

    • Severity not stated

      PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

      Food handler not wearing hair restraints, instructed to wear.

    • Severity not stated

      WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED

      Wet Wiping cloths placed on prep table, Instructed to keep the one in use in a sani bucket.

  2. Jun 13, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED PEELING PAINT FROM VENTILATION ABOVE PREP AREA MIXER. MUST REMOVE PEELING PAINT AND MAINTAIN.

  3. Jul 22, 2022 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      6-304.11 THE VENTILATION FANS IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

  4. Jul 15, 2022 Complaint · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT WHERE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES ARE CUTTING STRAWBERRIES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CEASE FOOD PREPARATION IN THE BASEMENT AND TO PREPARE ALL FOOD WHERE AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IS LOCATED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.

    • Serious Priority

      FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED

      NO SANITIZER WAS DETECTED AT THE FINAL RINSE FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE. THE MACHINE WAS BEING USED TO WASH PANS DURING THE INSPECTION. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SO THAT A FINAL RINSE OF 100 PPM CHLORINE IS DETECTED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

      OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 80 MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE DRY STORAGE SHELVES IN THE BASEMENT, BENEATH THE DRY STORAGE SHELVES ON THE FLOOR, AND ON THE SHELVES OF THE CABINET IN THE 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA NEXT TO THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL RODENT DROPPINGS FROM ALL AFFECTED AREAS. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

      CLEAN THE BULK FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, PREP TABLES, STORAGE SHELVES IN THE BASEMENT AND PREP AREA, AND DEEP FRYERS.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      CLEAN THE FLOOR OF THE FOOD PREP AREA AROUND AND BEHIND THE EQUIPMENT AND IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      OBSERVED EXCESSIVE CLUTTER IN THE BASEMENT ON AND IN BETWEEN THE STORAGE SHELVES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR STORE ITEMS OFF OF THE FLOOR.

    • Severity not stated

      ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

      THE VENTILATION FANS IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOMS ARE NOT OPERATIONAL. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.

  5. May 18, 2021 Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS

      SOME ITEMS MISSING FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY ITEMS AS OUTLINED IN VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEANING POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.

    • Severity not stated

      PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

      BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE NOT LOCATED ON COFFEE MACHINE WATER LINE. MUST PROVIDE AND MAKE VISIBLE A BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT COFFEE MACHINE WATER LINE.

    • Severity not stated

      TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

      NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE IN WOMENS WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE.

    • Severity not stated

      PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

      BASEMENT FLOOR LITTERED ALONG WEST WALL. MUST CLEAN BASEMENT FLOOR AND MAINTAIN.

  6. Aug 14, 2020 Complaint Re-Inspection · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Severity not stated

      FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

      4-202.16 MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALL INSIDE OF THE BASEMENT COOLER #4.

    • Severity not stated

      GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

      CORRECTED. NO OVERFLOWING GARBAGE AT GARBAGE DUMPSTER.

  7. Aug 7, 2020 Complaint · Fail — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

      OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED NEAR THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK ADJACENT TO THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. ALSO, NO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK WAS PROVIDED IN THE BASEMENT WHERE THE STRAWBERRIES ARE CUT. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THIS AREA OR CEASE FOOD PREPARATION IN THE BASEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      THERMOMETERS PROVIDED & ACCURATE

      NO METAL STEM PROBE THERMOMETER WAS PROVIDED ON THE PREMISES TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.

    • Severity not stated

      FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

      MUST SCRAPE AND REPAINT THE CHIPPED PAINT ON THE WALL INSIDE OF THE BASEMENT COOLER #4.

    • Not serious Priority Foundation

      GARBAGE & REFUSE PROPERLY DISPOSED; FACILITIES MAINTAINED

      OBSERVED THE GARBAGE OVERFLOWING OVER THE TOP OF THE GARBAGE DUMPSTERS SO THAT THE LIDS CANNOT BE CLOSED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE GARBAGE PICKUP SO THAT THE GARBAGE DOES NOT OVERFLOW THE CONTAINERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(B). CITATION ISSUED.

  8. Sep 28, 2017 License · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

      OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS INSIDE COMPARTMENT OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

    • Not serious Minor

      WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

      OBSERVED PEELING PAINT ON WALL NEXT TO REAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN REAR KITCHEN AREA. MUST REPAINT AND MAINTAIN.

    • Not serious Minor

      PREMISES MAINTAINED FREE OF LITTER, UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, CLEANING EQUIPMENT PROPERLY STORED

      OBSERVED ITEMS NOT ELEVATED 6INCHES OFF FLOOR INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER IN LITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST ELEVATE ITEMS AND MAINTAIN.

    • Not serious Minor

      FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

      OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health. History last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is the inspector's wording. “Serious” is the source's own top tier. About this data.