Baba Pita

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
  Inspector note: 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
  code 29
• ⚠️Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods
  Inspector note: 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
  code 32
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: 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.
  code 40
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED YELLOW, LIQUID ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 11, 2025: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.