Baba's

Year by year

Inspections

1. Jun 18, 2026 Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)

   Result: Pass.

2. Nov 14, 2025 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     FLOORS THROUGHOUT IN NEED OF DETAIL CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL DEBRIS AND BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     WALLS IN VARIOUS AREAS IN NEED OF SCRAPING AND PAINTING TO REMOVE ALL PEELING PAINT ON WALLS INSTRUCTED TO CORRECT AND MAINTAIN

3. Jul 25, 2025 Complaint · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE

     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.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

     OBSERVED BULK CONTAINERS NOT LABELED IN REAR PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO LABEL ALL BULK CONTAINERS WITH COMMON NAME OF FOOD.

   • Severity not stated

     UTENSILS, EQUIPMENT & LINENS: PROPERLY STORED, DRIED, & HANDLED

     OBSERVED CLEAN MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT NOT INVERTED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INVERT ALL CLEAN MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT FROM CONTAMINATION.

   • Severity not stated

     SINGLE-USE/SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES: PROPERLY STORED & USED

     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.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     OBSERVED SOILED CARDBOARD INSIDE BOTTOM OF REACH-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL SOILED CARDBOARD AND MAINTAIN COOLER.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     OBSERVED DAMAGED GASKETS AND CIGARETTE BURN MARKS ON REACH-IN AND CHEST FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR GASKETS AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     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.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     OBSERVED TOILET LEAKING FROM BASE INSIDE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     OBSERVED NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN COVERED RECEPTACLE IN WASHROOM.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     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.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED CLUTTER IN PREP AND STORAGE AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.

   • Severity not stated

     COMPLIANCE WITH CLEAN INDOOR AIR ORDINANCE

     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

4. Feb 20, 2025 Complaint · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     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.

5. Dec 18, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     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.

   • Severity not stated Corrected on site

     SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED

     OBSERVED STANDING WASTE WATER IN MOP BUCKET; INSTRUCTED TO DISPOSE OF WATER ONCE CLEANING IS DONE. CORRECTED ON SITE.

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     FOUND NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR; INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON DOOR.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN FLOORS AND WALLS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED.

6. Mar 8, 2024 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     SOME CLEANING NEEDED TO THE EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT; CLEAN WHERE NEEDED.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     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.

7. Dec 13, 2023 Canvass · Pass — Risk 1 (High)
   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     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.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     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.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     CUTTING BOARD WORN WITH CUTS AND DISCOLORATION. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN OR REPLACE.

   • Severity not stated

     FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED

     INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE IN NEED OF CLEANING TO REMOVE ALL FOOD SPILLS CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     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.

   • Severity not stated

     PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

     LEAK AT HANDLE ON HANDWASH SINK BY 3 OMPARTMENT SINK AREA. CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     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.

8. Dec 8, 2022 License · Pass w/ Conditions — Risk 1 (High)
   • Not serious Priority Foundation

     MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

     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.

   • Severity not stated

     NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

     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.

   • Severity not stated

     TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

     OBSERVED NO LID FOR THE THE WASTE RECEPTACLE IN THE WASHROOM; INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WASTE RECEPTACLE WITH A LID.

   • Severity not stated

     PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

     OBSERVED RUST SPOTS ON FLOOR OF WALK-IN COOLER; INSTRUCTED TO PAINT AREAS IF RUST SPOTS CANNOT BE REMOVED.

   • Severity not stated

     ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED

     OBSERVED BUILD UP ON THE VENTS IN THE HOODED SYSTEM ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT; CLEAN VENTS AND MAINTAIN.

   • Severity not stated

     ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

     INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING.