Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade

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

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND WASH SINK AT REAR PREP AREA WHERE LEMONADE SMOOTHIES ARE PREPARED, BLOCKED BY STACKED BOXES NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 11Priority
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
  Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE FOOD IS BEING PREPARED,HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN,ITALIAN BEEF,PHILLY STEAK,ETC)MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
  code 21
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: CLEAN EXTERIOR VENTILATION HOUSING OF ICE MAKER AT REAR OF HEAVY GREASE AND DUST BUILD-UP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOORS AT REAR UNDER SHELVING ALONG WALL BASE AND AT CORNERS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: CLEAN WALL OF SPLASHES AT SMOOTIE PREP TABLE AT REAR.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 26, 2015: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 5 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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