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Babas Original
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 24, 2025
- address8307 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago 60619
Is Babas Original clean?
Babas Original is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 24, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Babas Original?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE FRYERS WITH GREASE, FOOD AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE FRYERS. • THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE REACH IN COOLERS WITH FOOD AND DIRT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE COOLERS.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • TRASH AND DEBRIS AROUND THE DUMPSTER CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE OUTDOOR AREA.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • TRASH AND DEBRIS AROUND THE DUMPSTER CONTAINER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE OUTDOOR AREA.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • THE FLOORS IN THE CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH FOOD, DIRT AND GREASE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS. • WATER STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE DINING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN CEILING TILES.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FEMALE FOOD HANDLER HAS NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • FEMALE FOOD HANDLER HAS NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE.
When was Babas Original last inspected?
Babas Original has 3 inspections on record going back to May 30, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 9, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 30, 2024 | — |
Babas Original vs Chatham
Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 39% 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 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.