Baba's Village

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJanuary 30, 2020
• address100 W Randolph St, Chicago 60601

Is Baba's Village clean?

Baba's Village is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 30, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Baba's Village?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • THE PERSON IN CHARGE DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION LICENSE ONSITE WHILE TCS FOODS; CHICKEN AND BEEF, ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CERTIFIED MANAGER ONSITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE PREPARED OR SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE SIGNED COPIES ON SITE FOR ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN PROCEDURES OR SUPPLIES FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING OR DIARRHEAL EVENTS. SUPPLIES MUST INCLUDE ADEQUATE SANITIZER THAT ELIMINATES NOROVIRUS. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE CLEAN UP POLICY AND SUPPLIES TO PROPERLY HANDLE BODILY FLUID SPILLS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • MUST PROVIDE DATE MARKINGS TO TCS/RTE FOODS, PREPARED ONSITE AND HELD IN COOLERS OVER 24 HRS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CONSUME BY DATES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL BLACK & GRAY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH COMMON FOOD NAMES; FLOUR, SUGAR, ETC., WHEN FOOD HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL PACKAGING. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN. • MUST LABEL RICE PUDDING AND HAWLA WITH INGREDIENTS, ALLERGEN INFORMATION, NAME AND PLACE OF MANUFACTURER, PACKER OR DISTRIBUTOR. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPARING FOOD IN PREP AREA WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPARING FOOD IN PREP AREA WITHOUT A HAIR RESTRAINT. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES WHEN PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPLACE WHITE CUTTING BOARDS, OBSERVED STAINS AND DEEP BLACK GROOVES. Surfaces such as cutting blocks and boards that are subject to scratching and scoring shall be resurfaced if they can no longer be effectively cleaned and SANITIZED, or discarded if they are not capable of being resurfaced. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TRYING TO WASH A LARGE POT IN THE 3-COMP SINK; POT TOO LARGE FOR SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO PROVIDE SMALLER POTS OR INSTALL LARGER 3-COMP SINK TO ACCOMODATE LARGE POTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TRYING TO WASH A LARGE POT IN THE 3-COMP SINK; POT TOO LARGE FOR SINK TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO PROVIDE SMALLER POTS OR INSTALL LARGER 3-COMP SINK TO ACCOMODATE LARGE POTS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST DEFROST AND CLEAN INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF DEEP FREEZERS IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED HOT WATER IN 3-COMP SINK AT 96F. HOT WATER MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 110F TO EFFECTIVELY WASH DISHES, POTS, AND UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PLUMBER TO RESTORE HOT WATER TO 110F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
  Hot & Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure • OBSERVED HOT WATER IN 3-COMP SINK AT 96F. HOT WATER MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 110F TO EFFECTIVELY WASH DISHES, POTS, AND UTENSILS. INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT PLUMBER TO RESTORE HOT WATER TO 110F. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • MUST REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET BASE ON 3-COMP SINK, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

When was Baba's Village last inspected?

Baba's Village has 4 inspections on record going back to August 15, 2019.

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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 January 30, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.