Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonaide

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 26, 2021
• address2101 E 71St St, Chicago 60649

Is Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonaide clean?

Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonaide is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on February 26, 2021. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonaide?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY THAT INCLUDES A SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM EACH EMPLOYEE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO ADEQUATE SUPPLIES (DISPOSABLE MASK, DISPOSABLE GLOVES, DISPOSABLE MOP) ON SITE FOR RESPONDING TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA EVENTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY OCCUR INSIDE OF THE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED 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.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED SEVERAL WATER STAINED CEILING TILE IN CUSTOMER WAITING AREA AND PREP AREA; REPLACE CEILING TILE WHERE NEEDED. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING: FLOORS UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND COOKING AND OTHER KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE GREASE AND DIRT, WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DIRT, DUST AND SPLATTER, AND THE INTERIOR OF THE UTILITY SINK TO REMOVE DIRT.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTILATION FAN ON THE CEILING OF THE WASHROOM TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED AND MAINTAINED.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTILATION FAN ON THE CEILING OF THE WASHROOM TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED AND MAINTAINED.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • NO INSPECTION SUMMARY POSTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION MADE ON MARCH 18, 2020 AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED THAT THE SUMMARY MUST BE POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • NO INSPECTION SUMMARY POSTED FROM PREVIOUS INSPECTION MADE ON MARCH 18, 2020 AS REQUIRED; INSTRUCTED THAT THE SUMMARY MUST BE POSTED IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-010(B) NO CITATION ISSUED.

When was Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonaide last inspected?

Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonaide has 9 inspections on record going back to January 4, 2017.

Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonaide vs South Shore

South Shore runs 35% clean across 279 tracked restaurants — 96 clean, 21 mid, 158 cooked.

Against the 279 spots Cooked tracks in South Shore, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 26, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.