Baba's Kitchen, Fish And Chicken, Inc.

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 2, 2016
• address3420 W North Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Baba's Kitchen, Fish And Chicken, Inc. clean?

Baba's Kitchen, Fish And Chicken, Inc. is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 2, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Baba's Kitchen, Fish And Chicken, Inc.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 2, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE NOR CURRENT CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED (ITALIAN BEEF, CHICKEN WINGS CHEESE BURGER ETC). INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A)
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED SHELVES IN THE KITCHEN LINED WITH CARD BOARD BOXES AND FOIL PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. NOTED NO STOPPERS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NOTED SHELVES IN THE KITCHEN LINED WITH CARD BOARD BOXES AND FOIL PAPER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. NOTED NO STOPPERS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT THROUGH OUT.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT THROUGH OUT.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • NOTED MISSING LIGHT BULB AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED HEAVY GREASE ACCUMULATION ON VENTS AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • NOTED SOME UNNECESSARY ITEMS ON REAR PORCH AREA THAT OWNER OF BUSINESS STATES BELONGS TO THE LANDLORD THAT LIVES UPSTAIRS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.

When was Baba's Kitchen, Fish And Chicken, Inc. last inspected?

Baba's Kitchen, Fish And Chicken, Inc. has 7 inspections on record going back to January 27, 2010.

Baba's Kitchen, Fish And Chicken, Inc. vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, 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 December 2, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.