Baba Pita

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 19, 2014
• address1032 W Lake St, Chicago 60607

Is Baba Pita clean?

Baba Pita is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 19, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Baba Pita?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 19, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS. (SUGAR,SALT,ETC)
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL ALL BULK FOOD ITEM CONTAINERS. (SUGAR,SALT,ETC)
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REFINISH EXTERIOR OF LARGE MIXER IN PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR LEAK AT CONDENSER IN WALK IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE LOCK FOR THE ICE STORAGE FREEZER OUTSIDE REAR EXIT DOOR.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REFINISH EXTERIOR OF LARGE MIXER IN PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR LEAK AT CONDENSER IN WALK IN COOLER. MUST PROVIDE LOCK FOR THE ICE STORAGE FREEZER OUTSIDE REAR EXIT DOOR.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL CUTTING BOARDS,PREP TABLES,SINKS,COOLERS AND COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP AREAS,UNDER SHELVES,IN WALK IN COOLERS,ALONG WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS IN BASEMENT AND REMOVE SEDIMENT FROM PREVIOUS FLOOD.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN PREP AREAS,UNDER SHELVES,IN WALK IN COOLERS,ALONG WALLS, IN CORNERS, UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THROUGHOUT BASEMENT. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE FLOORS IN BASEMENT AND REMOVE SEDIMENT FROM PREVIOUS FLOOD.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. (ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK) MUST REMOVE FOAM FROM WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. WALLS IN MENS BASEMENT WASHROOM NOT SMOOTH. MUST REPAIR AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT PREP AND DISHWASHING AREAS. (ABOVE THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK) MUST REMOVE FOAM FROM WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE WALK IN COOLER AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. WALLS IN MENS BASEMENT WASHROOM NOT SMOOTH. MUST REPAIR AND MAKE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • DETAIL CLEAN LIGHT SHIELDS AT THE ABOVE PREP AREA.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • MUST INSTALL SELF CLOSING DEVICES AT THE BASMENT WASHROOM DOORS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REMOVE HEAVY BRICKS AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE MOP SINK. MUST BE ABLE TO INSPECT PLUMBING AND SINK MUST BE ACCESSIBLE. MUST HAVE HOT AND COLD WATER AT THE MOP SINK. WATER MUST ALSO DRAIN PROPERLY. MUST REPAIR BROKEN FAUCET HANDLE AT MOP SINK.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST PROVIDE MORE ADEQUATE RAISED SHELVING IN THE WALK IN COOLERS. KEEP FOOD ITEMS 6" OFF FLOOR.

When was Baba Pita last inspected?

Baba Pita has 11 inspections on record going back to October 8, 2010.

Baba Pita vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 August 19, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.