Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE,( SEVERE BUILD-UP OF BLACK SUBSTANCE INSIDE INTERIOR AREAS OF ICE MACHINE).MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005A.
  code 16
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered
  Inspector note: PREMISES OUTSIDE WASTE GREASE STORAGE CONTAINER AND AREA NOT CLEAN. EXTERIOR TOP AND LID OF CONTAINER WITH HARDENED EXCESSIVE GREASE. ASLO GREASE ON WALL BY CONTAINER. MUST CLEAN CONTAINER AND WALL AREA. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020
  code 19
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LAST INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DATED 12-12-2016 FROM REPORT #1976957 NOT POSTED FOR PUBLIC VIEW TO ESTABLISHMENTS CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED THAT LAST INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY MUST BE POSTED AND VISIBLE TO ESTABLISHMENTS CUSTOMERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION-7-42-010.
  code 28
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: RUSTY SHELVING INSIDE COOLERS.MUST REPAIR. ALSO GASKET IN POOR REPAIR ON 3- DOOR COOLER.MUST REPLACE.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF COOLERS NOT CLEAN AND INTERIOR CABINETS OF DEEP FRYERS NOT CLEAN OF DEBIS AND GREASE.MUST CLEAN/MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MISSING FLOOR TILES THROUGH OUT PREMISES.MUST REPLACE. ALSO FLOORS NEED CLEANING OF DEBRIS IN FLOOR CORNERS AND UNDER HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: STAIN/SOILED CEILING TILES THRU-OUT PREMISES.MUST REPLACE.ALSO MISSING LIGHT SHIELDS IN REAR PREP.MUST INSTALL.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on December 12, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 2 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.