Big Buba's

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 29, 2018
• address1137 W 63Rd St, Chicago 60621

Is Big Buba's clean?

Big Buba's is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 29, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Big Buba's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 29, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Observed excessive rust on shelving in walk in cooler. Must remove or paint to make smooth and easily cleanable. Must maintain same.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • Observed excessive rust on shelving in walk in cooler. Must remove or paint to make smooth and easily cleanable. Must maintain same.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Observed missing or damaged coving in rear of prep area (green wall). Must repair all coving to prevent pest entry. Must maintain same.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • Observed missing or damaged coving in rear of prep area (green wall). Must repair all coving to prevent pest entry. Must maintain same.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Observed stained ceiling tiles in front of prep area. Must replace. Must maintain same.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • Observed stained ceiling tiles in front of prep area. Must replace. Must maintain same.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Observed dirty light shield over middle of prep area (near hallway). Must clean and sanitize. Observed light # 3 not working inside cooking hood. Observed missing light shield in rear of prep in front of walk in cooler. Must repair/replace. Must maintain same.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters • Must install self closing device on restroom door in prep area. Must maintain same.

When was Big Buba's last inspected?

Big Buba's has 3 inspections on record going back to March 22, 2018.

Big Buba's 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 38% 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 March 29, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.