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Baba Ghanoush Restaurant
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 18, 2020
- address2546-2548 W Peterson Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Baba Ghanoush Restaurant clean?
Baba Ghanoush Restaurant is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 18, 2020. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Baba Ghanoush Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 18, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICY.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-7-38.010-NO CITATION ISSUED)
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP OF VOMITING AND DIARRHEA PROCEDURE AND CLEAN-UP KIT ON PREMISES DURING INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE SAID PROCEDURE ALONG WITH REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR CLEAN-UP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-005
- ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI USE UTENSILS AND DISHES STORED ON STORAGE RACK IN REAR WITH FOOD STORING PART EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATIONUtensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MUST INVERT MULTI USE UTENSILS AND DISHES STORED ON STORAGE RACK IN REAR WITH FOOD STORING PART EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN RUBBER GASKET ON DOOR TO TWO DOOR REACH IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN LADY'S BATHROOMToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MUST PROVIDE TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE WITH COVER FOR SANITARY NAPKINS IN LADY'S BATHROOM
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATION OF DUST AND DEBRIS IN KITCHEN AREA ESPECIALLY UNDER EQUIPMENT. MUST LEAN AND MAINTAIN • MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CLEAN DUSTY CEILING TILES IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEE'S MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLER'S TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLING REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ACT.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION
When was Baba Ghanoush Restaurant last inspected?
Baba Ghanoush Restaurant has 3 inspections on record going back to June 9, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| June 18, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 9, 2020 | Fail |
Baba Ghanoush Restaurant vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 June 18, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.