Baba's

No violations were recorded at this inspection.

1. Nov 14, 2025 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   2 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Walls in various areas in need of scraping and painting to remove all peeling paint on walls instructed to correct and maintain

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Floors throughout in need of detail cleaning to remove all debris and build up. Instructed to detail clean and maintain

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

2. Jul 25, 2025 Conditional

   Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions

   1 critical10 general1 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalHygiene & sanitation

     Staff were eating, drinking, or smoking where food is prepared.

     Inspector’s note: Observed open cup of beverage in rear prep table and employee drinking from open cup in rear prep area. Instructed manager to provide closed lid containers for employee beverages to prevent contamination.

     Official wording (code 6)

     Proper eating, tasting, drinking, or tobacco use

   • GeneralFood handling

     Food wasn’t labeled or wasn’t in its original container.

     Inspector’s note: Observed bulk containers not labeled in rear prep and storage areas. Instructed manager to label all bulk containers with common name of food.

     Official wording (code 37)

     Food properly labeled; original container

   • GeneralFood handling

     Clean utensils, equipment, or linens weren’t stored and handled properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed clean multi-use equipment not inverted. Instructed manager to invert all clean multi-use equipment to protect from contamination.

     Official wording (code 44)

     Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled

   • GeneralFood handling

     Single-use items weren’t stored or used properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed single service containers not inverted and stored on floor in prep and storage areas. Instructed manager to invert and elevate all single service articles to protect from contamination.

     Official wording (code 45)

     Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Observed soiled cardboard inside bottom of reach-in cooler. Instructed manager to remove all soiled cardboard and maintain cooler.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Observed damaged gaskets and cigarette burn marks on reach-in and chest freezers. Instructed manager to repair gaskets and maintain.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed food debris and grease buildup on interior and exterior surfaces of fryers, prep tables, coolers, freezers, holding units, shelving units, bulk containers. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

     Inspector’s note: Observed toilet leaking from base inside washroom. Instructed manager to repair and maintain.

     Official wording (code 51)

     Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no covered waste receptacle in washroom. Instructed manager to provide and maintain covered receptacle in washroom.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed dust buildup on light shields and ceiling tiles, grease buildup on floors under fryers, cooking equipment, along walls and in all corners in prep area. Instructed manager to clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed clutter in prep and storage areas. Instructed manager to remove all unnecessary items to prevent pest harborage.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • PaperworkFood handling

     Smoking rules (Clean Indoor Air Ordinance) weren’t followed.

     Inspector’s note: Observed one elephant shaped ashtray filled with cigarette butt and ashes on shelf near cocoa pebbles cereal box above prep table in rear prep area. Observed another elephant shaped ashtray filled with ashes on shelf near toilet tissue inside washroom. Instructed manager to remove all ashtrays from premises. Ashtrays shall be removed from any area smoking is prohibited by the owner, operator, manager or other person having control of the area. Smoking is prohibited in pulbic places and places of employment. Clean indoor air ordinance (removal of ashtrays) 7-32-020(c) citation issued

     Official wording (code 62)

     Compliance with clean indoor air ordinance

3. Feb 20, 2025 Pass

   Complaint · Pass

   1 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed grease on the exterior surfaces of the fryers and in bottom areas of some fryers; instructed to clean. Observed grease on the electrical panels behind the fryers, instructed to clean.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

4. Dec 18, 2024 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   4 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed grease on the exterior surfaces of the fryers and in bottom areas of some fryers; instructed to clean. Observed grease on the electrical panels behind the fryers, instructed to clean.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Sewage or wastewater wasn’t disposed of properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed standing waste water in mop bucket; instructed to dispose of water once cleaning is done. Corrected on site.

     Official wording (code 52)

     Sewage & waste water properly disposed

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: Found no self closing device on washroom door; instructed to install a self closing device on door.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed to clean floors and walls around under and behind equipment where needed.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

5. Mar 8, 2024 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   2 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Some cleaning needed to the exterior surfaces of cooking equipment; clean where needed.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed an area of the floor in need of cleaning behind the cooking equipment; clean floor. Observed some ceiling vents and light shields in need of cleaning to remove dust; clean same.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

6. Dec 13, 2023 Pass

   Canvass · Pass

   7 general Show violations

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: All door handles and service carts in need of detail cleaning to remove all food build and or grease. Clean all storage cubbies up front by register. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Large can opener in need of detail cleaning to remove all build at blade and at base of opener. Instructed to detail clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Cutting board worn with cuts and discoloration. Instructed to detail clean or replace.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment or surfaces were in poor repair or made of material that can’t be cleaned.

     Inspector’s note: Interior of microwave in need of cleaning to remove all food spills clean and maintain.

     Official wording (code 47)

     Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: The interior of reach in cooler on line in need of detail cleaning to remove all food spills and build up. Correct and maintain at all times.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Plumbing problems, or missing protection against backflow.

     Inspector’s note: Leak at handle on handwash sink by 3 ompartment sink area. Correct and maintain.

     Official wording (code 51)

     Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Floors throughout in need of cleaning to remove all food spills and build up. Clean behind cooking equipment and reach in chest freezers. Correct and maintain.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

7. Dec 8, 2022 Conditional

   License · Pass w/ Conditions

   1 critical4 general1 paperwork Show violations

   • CriticalManagement & training

     Staff weren’t trained on, or didn’t follow, the rules for reporting illness.

     Inspector’s note: No employee health policy on premises as required; must provide. Instructed the person in charge to provide documentation of employees responsibility to report any illness transmissible through food. Priority foundation violation 7-38-010.

     Official wording (code 3)

     Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Equipment and surfaces were dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed some grease at the bottom of the fryer; clean area. Observed the cutting board at the prep cooler in poor condition; instructed to replace.

     Official wording (code 49)

     Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Toilet rooms weren’t built, stocked, or cleaned properly.

     Inspector’s note: Observed no lid for the the waste receptacle in the washroom; instructed to provide a waste receptacle with a lid.

     Official wording (code 53)

     Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Floors, walls, or ceilings were damaged or dirty.

     Inspector’s note: Observed rust spots on floor of walk-in cooler; instructed to paint areas if rust spots cannot be removed.

     Official wording (code 55)

     Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean

   • GeneralFacility upkeep

     Ventilation or lighting was inadequate.

     Inspector’s note: Observed build up on the vents in the hooded system above the cooking equipment; clean vents and maintain.

     Official wording (code 56)

     Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used

   • PaperworkManagement & training

     Required allergen training was missing.

     Inspector’s note: Instructed the person in charge that all city of chicago food service managers must obtain the required food allergen training.

     Official wording (code 58)

     Allergen training as required