Baba's Steak & Lemonade

December 26, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings13
critical findings1

Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN, SLICED TOMATOES)ARE BEING PREPARED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES THE FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUEDB 7-38-012.
code 2Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: 4-602.11(B-E) OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS STAINED WITH DEEP DARK GROOVES, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. OBSERVED ALL OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND INTERIOR OF REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL.
code 16
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: 3-603.11 OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTEED NOR A DISCLOSURE OR REMINDER ON THE MENU FOR ALL ITEMS THAT CAN BE ORDERED UNDERCOOKED OR RAW (BEEF, BURGERS). INSTRUCTED TO POST A CONSUMER ADVISORY AND ADD A DISCLOSURE AND A REMINDER ON THE MENU. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 25
thermometers missing

Official wording: Thermometers Provided & Accurate
Inspector note: 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER LOCATED INSIDE OF THE DESSERTS REFRIGERATOR AND IN THE PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 36
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: 3-602.11(B:5) OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN WARNING LABELS ON THE PREPACKAGED DESSERTS STORED IN THE REFRIGERATOR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN WARNING LABELS FOR ALL PREPACKAGED DESSERTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: 6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF RODENT ACTIVITY. OBSERVED ABOUT 100 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM, ABOUT 50 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED UNDER THE DRY STORAGE SHELVES IN THE REAR, ABOUT 20 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED UNDER THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND AROUND THE GREASE TRAP, ABOUT 50 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED UNDER AND AROUND THE PREP COOLER, AND ABOUT 10 RODENT DROPPINGS LOCATED ON THE SHELVES BY THE CAMERAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL FOR A SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(A).
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: 3-304.14 OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS NOT STORED IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION AT ALL TIMES.
code 41
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) OBSERVED ALL NON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES, DOOR HANDLES ON REFRIGERATORS, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALL OF THE EXTERIORS OF ALL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, SYRUP BOTTLES, PIPING ON THE WALL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT AND IN THE TOILET ROOM WITH EXCESSIVE FOOD AND DIRT DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL. OBSERVED RUST ON THE SHELVES IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-204.12 UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO LOCATE.
code 51
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO CLOSED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
code 53
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: 5-501.15 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATED GREASE DEBRIS ON THE LID OF THE OUTSIDE GREASE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020(B).
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED VARIOUS AREAS OF THE FLOOR (MISSING TILES) ARE UNEVEN LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE FLOORS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • 6-501.12 OBSERVED EXCESSIVE FOOD AND GREASE DEBRIS LOCATED UNDER AND AROUND ALL OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT, REFRIGERATION UNITS AND PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN ALL.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: 2-102.13 OBSERVED ONE FEMALE AND ONE MALE FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLERS CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT.
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 13, 2016: 13 findings appeared for the first time. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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