Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings8
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: PREMISES HAS NO PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND/OR DIARRHEA EVENTS AS REQUIRED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO COMPLY OR MORE CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-38-005.
  code 5Priority
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OPEN/UNWRAP FOOD ITEMS INSIDE OF THE DEEP FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE FOODS INSIDE FOOD GRADE CONTAINER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.
  code 39
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES LYING ON PREP TABLE AND COUNTER TOPS. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 41
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: NSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE FOLLOWING: EXTERIOR AND BOTTOM INTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS, EXTERIOR SURFACE OF GRILL, INTERIORS OF REFRIGERATION UNITS, INTERIOR PANEL OF ICE MACHINE, BOTTOMS OF PREP TABLES AND WHEELS ATTACHED TO FRYER AND GRILL TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE. ALSO DEFROST AND CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL DEEP FREEZERS.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED THE FRONT HAND SINK WITH A SLOW DRAIN. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGH OUT PREMISES TO REMOVE SPILLS,DEBRIS AND/OR GREASE. • OBSERVED GARBAGE PILED UP AT THE REAR EXIT DOOR. MUST REMOVE AND MAINTAIN GARBAGE TO PREVENT HARBORAGE. • NOTED WALLS BEHIND PREP STATIONS DIRTY. MUST DETAIL CLEAN WALL THROUGH OUT TO REMOVE FOOD SPLATTER AND/OR GREASE. • OBSERVED DAMAGED CEILING TILES AND MISSING VENT COVER IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Official wording: Allergen Training As Required
  Inspector note: SEE VIOLATION #60
  code 58
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION (58) ALLERGEN TRAINING NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #2497866 DATE 4-6-21. Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL CITY CERTIFIED MANAGERS MUST HAVE ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED OR CITATION WILL FOLLOW. PRIORITY FOUNDATION CITATION ISSUED #7-42-090.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 6, 2021: 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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