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Wake 'N Bacon

Restaurant

420 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657

Lakeview

Oct 30, 2025 โ€” Canvass inspection

Pass

A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

Gap at front door could let rodents in; employee handled food without hair restraint.

Key Findings

  • Half-inch gap at front entrance door allows potential rodent entry.
  • Employee prepared and served food without wearing a hair restraint.
  • Wiping cloths stored on prep tables instead of in sanitizing solution.
  • Missing sink stoppers on 3-compartment sink in coffee prep area; excessive ice buildup in freezers; tinfoil used as shelf liner instead of smooth cleanable surfaces; clutter and damaged flooring/tiles throughout storage and kitchen areas create pest harborage risks.

Key findings are derived directly from the inspector's notes from the Chicago Department of Public Health. See the full violation notes below.

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Violation code #38 โ€” INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
Inspector's Notes:

OUTER OPENINGS NOT PROTECTED. OBSERVED 1/2 INCH GAP AT FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR SWEEP. MUST MAKE DOOR RODENT PROOFTO PREVENT PEST ENTRY

Violation code #40 โ€” PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
Inspector's Notes:

OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.

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Inspection History

Wake 'N Bacon has had 9 inspections in the last 5 years with a 56% pass rate. Last inspection was on Aug 6, 2026.

Aug 6, 2026Pass

Complaint Re-Inspection โ€” A follow-up to confirm complaint-related violations were fixed.

Standout inspection
Jun 17, 2026Fail

Complaint โ€” Triggered by a public complaint about this restaurant.

27 violations
Oct 30, 2025PassVIEWING NOW

Canvass โ€” A routine, unannounced visit by a city health inspector.

8 violations