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Baba Pita
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 8, 2026
- address2343 W Taylor St, Chicago 60612
Is Baba Pita clean?
Baba Pita is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 8, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Baba Pita?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧪toxic chemicals mishandledCompliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp • OBSERVED NO VARIANCE/HACCP PLAN APPROVAL ON SITE FOR SPECIAL PROCESS FERMENTATION. FOUND A GLASS JAR OF CUT TURNIPS FERMENTING IN WATER AND SALT OUT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ON THE FOOD PREP TABLE ACROSS FROM THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED SITE NOT TO USE FOOD ITEM UNTIL HACCP PLAN/VARIANCE IS SUBMITTED TO CDPH AND APPROVAL IS GRANTED FROM CDPH. FOOD ITEM TAGGED AT THIS TIME AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005, CITATION ISSUED
- ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • FOUND NO VARIANCE OR HACCP PLAN ON SITE FOR SPECIAL PROCESS OF FERMENTING FOOD ITEMS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT DISCONTINUE THE SPECIAL PROCESS UNTIL THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVES A VARIANCE AND HACCP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #29Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods • FOUND NO VARIANCE OR HACCP PLAN ON SITE FOR SPECIAL PROCESS OF FERMENTING FOOD ITEMS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT DISCONTINUE THE SPECIAL PROCESS UNTIL THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVES A VARIANCE AND HACCP. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005, CITATION CONSOLIDATED WITH VIOLATION #29
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED THREE EMPLOYEES WITH NOT HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS, WHILE IN FOOD PREP AREA.Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED THREE EMPLOYEES WITH NOT HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS, WHILE IN FOOD PREP AREA.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED YELLOW, LIQUID ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
When was Baba Pita last inspected?
Baba Pita has 13 inspections on record going back to May 10, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 11, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 8, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 26, 2023 | Fail | |
| May 5, 2022 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 24, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 3, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2019 | Fail | |
| September 7, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 23, 2018 | Fail |
Baba Pita vs East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 28% 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 January 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.