Big Buba's Stake & Lemonade

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 20, 2018
• address1137 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60621

Is Big Buba's Stake & Lemonade clean?

Big Buba's Stake & Lemonade is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 20, 2018. 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 Big Buba's Stake & Lemonade?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 20, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND THE RUBBER GASKETS AT THE TWO DOOR COOLER IN POOR REPAIR; REPAIR OR REPLACE RUBBER GASKETS.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • FOUND THE RUBBER GASKETS AT THE TWO DOOR COOLER IN POOR REPAIR; REPAIR OR REPLACE RUBBER GASKETS.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE SHELVES INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER (RUSTY). INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE BLADE OF THE CAN OPENER AT THE PREP TABLE.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LOORS IN CORNER AREAS AND PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE WASHROOM.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN LOORS IN CORNER AREAS AND PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE HOODED SYSTEM.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN THE VENTS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT IN THE HOODED SYSTEM.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • FOUND NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT THE WASHROOM DOOR; MUST PROVIDE A SELF CLOSING DEVICE FOR WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THREE WORKING STOPPERS FOR THE THREE COMP SINK FOR PROPER SET UP TO WASH RINSE AND SANITIZE. THE SPRAYER AT THE THREE COMP SINK IS LEAKING; REPAIR LEAK AT SPRAYER.

When was Big Buba's Stake & Lemonade last inspected?

Big Buba's Stake & Lemonade has 3 inspections on record going back to May 30, 2018.

Big Buba's Stake & Lemonade vs West Englewood

West Englewood runs 64% clean across 399 tracked restaurants — 254 clean, 56 mid, 85 cooked.

Against the 399 spots Cooked tracks in West Englewood, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 June 20, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.