Baba's Steak & Lemonade

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 5, 2021
• address7100 S Michigan Ave, Chicago 60619

Is Baba's Steak & Lemonade clean?

Baba's Steak & Lemonade is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 5, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Baba's Steak & Lemonade?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 5, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL ALL BULK STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH THE NAME OF PRODUCT.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE DELI MEAT SLICER.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL PREP TABLES, COUNTER TOPS, STORAGE SHELVING, INTERIOR OF ALL COOLERS AND FREEZER.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO CLOSED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO CLOSED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • MUST CLEAN THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA AROUND THE GREASE CONTAINER TO PREVENT HARBORAGE . OBSERVED PALLETS AND TRASH.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • MUST CLEAN THE OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA AROUND THE GREASE CONTAINER TO PREVENT HARBORAGE . OBSERVED PALLETS AND TRASH.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS THROUGH PREMISES TO REMOVE SPILLS, DEBRIS AND GREASE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE GREASE AND DEBRIS.

When was Baba's Steak & Lemonade last inspected?

Baba's Steak & Lemonade has 15 inspections on record going back to April 12, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Baba's Steak & Lemonade 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 38% 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 April 5, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.