Big Baby's Southern Soul Kitchen & Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 2, 2019 →
• address9938 S Torrence Ave, Chicago 60617

Is Big Baby's Southern Soul Kitchen & Grill clean?

Big Baby's Southern Soul Kitchen & Grill is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on October 31, 2022, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on December 2, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Big Baby's Southern Soul Kitchen & Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 2, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required

When was Big Baby's Southern Soul Kitchen & Grill last inspected?

Big Baby's Southern Soul Kitchen & Grill has 3 inspections on record going back to November 21, 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.

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 2, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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