Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink issuescritical
  Official wording: Sanitizing Rinse For Equipment And Utensils: Clean, Proper Temperature, Concentration, Exposure Time
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WASHING FOOD PANS,AND UTENSILS WITHOUT WASHING,RINSING AND SANITIZING.SINK NOT SET UP.DISCUSSED WITH OWNER SINK MUST BE SET UP NOW DURING INSPECTION.CDI CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED.
  code 8Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: NO CERTIFIED MANAGER ON PREMISES WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED,HAMBURGERS,PHILLY STEAK SANDWICHES,IT BEEF.SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
  code 21
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: SEVERAL MISSING CEILING TILES IN REAR PREP.MUST INSTALL.ALSO DUSTY CEILING AND LIGHT SHIELDS.MUST CLEAN.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: LIGHTS NOT SHIELDED ON LIGHTS IN REAR OVER ICE CREAM FREEZER AND 3- COMP SINK REAR PREP..MUST INSTALL
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: NO METAL STEM THERMOMETERS FOR TAKING/MONITORING FOOD TEMPERATURES.MUST PROVIDE
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 12, 2012: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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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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