Baba Pita

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TCS FOODS (HUMMUS AND GARLIC SAUCE) STORED IN THE PREP COOLER AND WALK-IN COOLER PAST THE 7 DAY-USE DATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE OR DISCARD ALL DATE-MARKED TCS FOODS BEFORE THE 7-DAY-USE DATE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 23
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FROZEN BEEF STEAK THAWING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO THAW ALL TCS FOODS PROPERLY.
  code 35
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SINGLE-USE ALUMINUM FOIL TRAYS AND CONTAINERS NOT STORED INVERTED ON THE STORAGE RACKS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA AND DRY STORAGE AREA. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SINGLE-USE CONTAINERS.
  code 45
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS STUCK ON THE LARGE METAL COLLANDERS HANGING AND STORED AS CLEAN. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE ALL FOOD DEBRIS FROM ALL UTENSILS.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS ON THE WALL NEXT TO THE STOVE.
  code 55
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL FEMALE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES WITHOUT A FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
  code 57
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF TRAINING.
  code 58

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 8, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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