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Ali Baba Doner
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 9, 2021
- address545 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago 60614
Is Ali Baba Doner clean?
Ali Baba Doner is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 9, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Ali Baba Doner?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 9, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 2 FRYOLATORS ON COUNTER NOT UNDER HOOD SYSTEM. MUST PUT FRYOLATORS UNDER HOOD SYSTEM OR REMOVE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED 2 FRYOLATORS ON COUNTER NOT UNDER HOOD SYSTEM. MUST PUT FRYOLATORS UNDER HOOD SYSTEM OR REMOVE.
When was Ali Baba Doner last inspected?
Ali Baba Doner has 6 inspections on record going back to February 8, 2019.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 7, 2022 | closed by the city | |
| March 9, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 26, 2021 | Fail | |
| January 9, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 13, 2019 | Pass | |
| February 8, 2019 | Fail |
Ali Baba Doner vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 9, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.