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Big Baba's
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 20, 2015
- address4248 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago 60653
Is Big Baba's clean?
Big Baba's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 20, 2015. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Big Baba's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 20, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledToilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • TOILET ROOM DOOR NOT SELF-CLOSING, INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DEVICE.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothsPremises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • UNUSED FOOD EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE OR STORE IN AN ORGANIZED FASHION.
When was Big Baba's last inspected?
Big Baba's has 2 inspections on record going back to October 20, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| October 20, 2015 | Pass |
Big Baba's vs Oakland
Oakland runs 77% clean across 56 tracked restaurants — 43 clean, 12 mid, 1 cooked.
Against the 56 spots Cooked tracks in Oakland, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 October 20, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.