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Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade

January 13, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: ICE NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. BLACK AND RED -COLORED SUBSTANCE OBSERVED INSIDE ICE MACHINE ON INTERIOR PANEL AND DRIPPING INTO ICE. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE NEEDS CLEANING, CONTACT COMPANY THAT SERVICES THE MACHINE AND HAVE THE INTERNAL PARTS CLEANED. SERIOUS 7-38-005(A).
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: 20-30 MICE DROPPINGS OBSERVED ON PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 5 INSIDE WALL ACCESS PANEL IN WASHROOM, 8-10 ON FLOOR OUTSIDE OF WASHROOM DOOR UNDERNEATH LADDER, 10-15 ON FLOOR AND UTILITY SHELF INSIDE WASHROOM. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS, SEAL UP ALL OPENINGS FOUND IN FLOORS, WALLS, AND CEILINGS. SERIOUS 7-38-020.
code 18
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOTED 9-30-13 ON REPORT# 1296715 NOT CORRECTED: -32- SPLASH GAURD NOT INSTALLED BETWEEN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND UTILITY SINK.-33- EXTERIORS OF FREEZERS, INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS OF DEEP FRYERS NOT CLEAN.-34- FLOORS NOT CLEAN ALONG THE WALL BASES AND IN CORNERS.-35-CEILING TILES MISSING, STAINED CEILING TILES REMAIN THROUGHOUT, DUST BUILD-UP STILL OBSERVED ON CEILING VENTS. FOOD HANDLER COOKED AND PREPARED FOOD WITHOUT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT. SERIOUS 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: REMOVE BOXES AND ALUMINUM FOIL FROM ALL SHELVES THROUGHOUT AND PAINT SURFACES IF RUSTY.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: SHELF WHERE HOT WATER TANK SITS ABOVE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND MOP SINK IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA, ALL SHELVES IN STORAGE AREA WHERE PAPER GOODS AND ICE MACHINE IS LOCATED, BASE OF FAUCET IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: REMOVE GREASY BOXES FROM FLOOR UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT. CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: WALLS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE BUSINESS NEED CLEANING AND/OR PAINTING(SPILLS, DIRT,STAINS). FOOD AND DEBRIS OBSERVED BETWEEN WALL AND LOOSE WALL COVE UNDERNEATH EAST WINDOW IN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REMOVE ALL DEBRIS & FOOD, CLEAN AREA(S) AND RE-SEAL COVE TO WALL. SEAL OR ENCLOSE LARGE OPENING IN WALL INSIDE WASHROOM(CLEAN DEBRIS FROM INSIDE ALSO). CLEAN ALL DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT.
code 35
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ICE SCOOP NOT STORED PROPERLY INSIDE ICE MACHINE. MUST EITHER STORE IT IN THE ICE WITH HANDLE UP OR STORE IT IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 27, 2013: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 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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