Babas Halal

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 6, 2022
• address6421 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago 60637

Is Babas Halal clean?

Babas Halal is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on June 6, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Babas Halal?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 6, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED 15LBS OF COOKED CHICKEN WINGS IN A TUBS ON A RACK IN THE PREP AREA AT 71.6F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO DISCARD AND DENATURE TOTAL WEIGHT 23LBS AND COST $95. PRIORITY CITATION ISSUE #7-38-005.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED 2 SMALL CONTAINERS (8LBS) OF RAW CHICKEN SITTING ON A RACK WITH AN INTERANAL TEMP OF 53.6F. CITATION COMBINE ABOVE.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL ALL DRY BULK STORAGE CONTAINER WITH PRODUCTS NAME.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROPER HAIR RESTRAINT FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN THE KITCHEN.
  Personal Cleanliness • INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PROPER HAIR RESTRAINT FOR ALL FOOD HANDLERS IN THE KITCHEN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHES LAYING ON THE COUNTER TOPS AND PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WHEN NOT IN USE IN SANTIZING SOLUTION.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN THE EXTERIOR DOORS OF ALL REACH IN COOLER TO REMOVE DEBRIS. ALSO CLEAN THE INSIDE OF ALL PREP COOLERS TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA AND INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. • OBSERVED THE CEILING TILES AND AIR VENT COVERS DUSTY. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED THE COOK NOT IN COMPLAINCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENT. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED THE COOK NOT IN COMPLAINCE WITH THE FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENT. INSTRUCTED TO COMPLY WITH THE IDPH FOOD HANDLER REQUIREMENTS OR CITATIONS WILL FOLLOW.
• ⚠️Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE/COOK SMOKING IN THE KITCHEN WHILE PREPARING FOOD. OBSERVED COOK LAYING HIS LIT CIGARETTE ON THE PREP COOLER STATION/TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THERE IS NO SMOKING ALLOWED INSIDE PREMISES. CITATION ISSUED FOR #7-32-015. INSTRUCTED MANAGER HE MUST APPEAR IN COURT FOR THIS VIOLATION.
  Compliance With Clean Indoor Air Ordinance • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE/COOK SMOKING IN THE KITCHEN WHILE PREPARING FOOD. OBSERVED COOK LAYING HIS LIT CIGARETTE ON THE PREP COOLER STATION/TABLE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THERE IS NO SMOKING ALLOWED INSIDE PREMISES. CITATION ISSUED FOR #7-32-015. INSTRUCTED MANAGER HE MUST APPEAR IN COURT FOR THIS VIOLATION.

When was Babas Halal last inspected?

Babas Halal has 6 inspections on record going back to December 4, 2018.

Babas Halal vs Greater Grand Crossing

Greater Grand Crossing runs 64% clean across 489 tracked restaurants — 312 clean, 67 mid, 106 cooked.

Against the 489 spots Cooked tracks in Greater Grand Crossing, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 June 6, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.