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Baba's Famous Steak And Lemonade 2
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 18, 2022
- address3958 W Monroe St, Chicago 60624
Is Baba's Famous Steak And Lemonade 2 clean?
Baba's Famous Steak And Lemonade 2 is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 18, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Baba's Famous Steak And Lemonade 2?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 18, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE SHELVING IN REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA WITH A BUILD UP OF DUST AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SERVAL MISSING, STAINED AND DAMAGED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA AND IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED THEY MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN ALL. • OBSERVED THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND DEBRIS, THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT, IN THE REAR PREP AREA UNDER AND AROUND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT ALONG THE WALLS AND IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AND SERVICE AREA UNDER AND AROUND ALL COOKING AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM AND FILTERS WITH A BUILD UP OF DUST AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING PREPARED.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM AND FILTERS WITH A BUILD UP OF DUST AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION OF FOODS BEING PREPARED.
When was Baba's Famous Steak And Lemonade 2 last inspected?
Baba's Famous Steak And Lemonade 2 has 23 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| October 18, 2022 | Pass | |
| August 26, 2020 | Pass | |
| August 18, 2020 | Fail | |
| September 7, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 4, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 29, 2018 | — | |
| April 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 6, 2015 | Pass |
Baba's Famous Steak And Lemonade 2 vs West Garfield Park
West Garfield Park runs 69% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 424 clean, 107 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 October 18, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.