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Baba's Coffee
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 12, 2015
- address5544-5546 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60625
Is Baba's Coffee clean?
Baba's Coffee is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 12, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Baba's Coffee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO FOOD CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE WITH A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR AVAILABLE, INSTRUCTED TO ENROLL IN A CLASS WITH PROOF OF ENROLLMENT OR ACTUAL CERTIFICATE MUST BE POSTED AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INSPECTION, SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED: 7-38-012
- ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MISSING COVER TO REACH-IN PREP COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, STORING FOODS IN CARRYOUT BAGS, INSTRUCTED TO INVEST IN FOOD GRADE BAGS,Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MISSING COVER TO REACH-IN PREP COOLER, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE, STORING FOODS IN CARRYOUT BAGS, INSTRUCTED TO INVEST IN FOOD GRADE BAGS,
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • REAR STORAGE AREA CLUTTER, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND BETTER ORGANIZE AREA,
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING IN ILLINOIS CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, MUST PROVIDE,Food Handler Requirements Met • NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING IN ILLINOIS CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME OF INSPECTION, MUST PROVIDE,
When was Baba's Coffee last inspected?
Baba's Coffee has 8 inspections on record going back to May 21, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 25, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| June 12, 2015 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 14, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 4, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 19, 2013 | — | |
| October 3, 2012 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2012 | — | |
| May 21, 2012 | Pass |
Baba's Coffee vs North Park
North Park runs 61% clean across 224 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 37 mid, 51 cooked.
Against the 224 spots Cooked tracks in North Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 12, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.