Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings8
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST STORE PLASTIC WEAR PROPERLY
  code 31
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON REACH IN FREEZER AND 3- DOOR COOLER,MISSING DOOR HANDLE ON REACH IN FREEZER IN FRONT PREP AREA.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM GRILL TABLES,FRYERS,ROLLING CARTS,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,GARBAGE CANS,POP COOLERS,INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE,WINDOW SILLS ,GLASS ON PREMISES,WHEEL BASE AND LEGS OF EQUIPMENT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED AND MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT BOTH PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES THROUGHOUT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD AND GREASE FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT,HOOD AND FILTERS AT COOKING EQUIPMENT,WALL VENTS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE AND MISSING WALL PANELS OUTSIDE OF TOILET ROOM ,LOOSE CAULK AT INTERIOR HOOD AT COOKING EQUIPMENT.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS NEAR REAR DOOR.MUST SEAL ALL OPENINGS AROUND PIPES AND WIRES LEADING INTO WALLS AND CEILINGS
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR PREP AREA
  code 36
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST PROVIDE PROBE THERMOMETER FOR FOOD TEMPS.
  code 40
• ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS NOT MET.MUST ENROLL.
  code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 16, 2015: 8 findings recurred. 4 previous findings 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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