RestaurantLicence 3025394

Baba's Famous Steak and Lemonade

10343 S Halsted St, Chicago 60628

Latest verdictPassAug 17, 2026 · 1 month ago

Inspections6since Apr 22, 2025

Fail rate20.0%1 of 5 verdictscitywide 22.4% · below average

City risk ratingHigh riskWhat this kind of business could do if it went wrong — not a grade it earned.

Read the pairs, not the count. A failure is normally followed within days by a re-inspection, and that re-inspection is a second row here. On the timeline below they sit almost on top of each other — one bad day, two marks.

The whole record

Pass40%
Conditional40%
Fail20%

6 inspections from 2025 to 2026 · hover a mark

2026

PassAug 17, 2026Short Form ComplaintRisk 1 (High)
1. 47
  Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
  Found large can opener on the rear prep table with food and dirt build up. Instructed to clean and maintain can opener.
2. 51
  Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  Found a leak at the pipe under the middle compartment of the 3-compartment sink. Instructed to fix the leak and maintain good plumbing.
3. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  Found water-stained ceiling tiles in the rear area and toilet room. Instructed to replace ceiling tiles. Maintain same.
ConditionalJul 20, 2026Complaint Re-InspectionRisk 1 (High)
1. 1
  Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
  Person in charge does not have a Chicago certified food manager's certificate. Instructed to have all pics obtain and maintain a valid Chicago certified food manager's certificate. Priority foundation-combined with violation #2.
2. 2
  City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
  Found no Chicago certified food manager (cfm) on site while preparing/serving tcs foods (chicken, beef, etc.). Instructed to have a Chicago cfm on site at all times when preparing and serving tcs foods. Priority foundation 7-38-012 citation issued
3. 47
  Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
  Found large can opener on the rear prep table with food and dirt build up. Instructed to clean and maintain can opener.
4. 51
  Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  Found a leak at the pipe under the middle compartment of the 3-compartment sink. Instructed to fix the leak and maintain good plumbing.
5. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  Found water-stained ceiling tiles in the rear area and toilet room. Instructed to replace ceiling tiles. Maintain same.
FailJul 13, 2026ComplaintRisk 1 (High)
1. 1
  Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
  Person in charge does not have a Chicago certified food manager's certificate. Instructed to have all pics obtain and maintain a valid Chicago certified food manager's certificate. Priority foundation-combined with violation #2.
2. 2
  City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
  Found no Chicago certified food manager (cfm) on site while preparing/serving tcs foods (chicken, beef, etc.). Instructed to have a Chicago cfm on site at all times when preparing and serving tcs foods. Priority foundation 7-38-012 citation issued
3. 8
  Hands clean & properly washed
  Poor hygienic practices: found food handler putting on gloves without washing hands. Instructed to wash hands before/after wearing gloves, when multi-tasking, touching body, etc. Priority 7-38-010 citation issued
4. 10
  Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  Found no handwashing cleanser/soap at the rear hand sink. Instructed to provide and maintain cleanser/soap at all handwashing sinks. Priority foundation 7-38-030(c) citation issued
5. 10
  Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  Found the front handwashing sink with a bucket in it and the rear handwashing sink with the empty soap dispenser in it. Instructed to keep all handwashing sinks clear, accessible and stocked with soap/paper towels. Priority foundation 7-38-030 citation issued
6. 38
  Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  Found multiple fly strips hanging from the ceiling in the rear prep area. Instructed to remove and refrain from hanging fly strips in any prep areas. Maintain same.
7. 46
  Gloves used properly
  Food handler putting on gloves without washing his hands. Instructed to wash hands before/after glove use. Maintain same.
8. 47
  Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
  Found large can opener on the rear prep table with food and dirt build up. Instructed to clean and maintain can opener.
9. 48
  Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
  Found no sanitizer test strips for the sanitizing agent used to sanitize multi use equipment. Instructed to provide and maintain kit on site. Priority foundation 7-38-005 citation issued
10. 49
  Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
  See violation #60.
11. 51
  Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
  Found a leak at the pipe under the middle compartment of the 3-compartment sink. Instructed to fix the leak and maintain good plumbing.
12. 55
  Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
  Found water-stained ceiling tiles in the rear area and toilet room. Instructed to replace ceiling tiles. Maintain same.
13. +1 more
ConditionalJan 6, 2026ComplaintRisk 1 (High)
1. 1
  Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
  Person in charge does not have a Chicago certified food manager's certificate. Instructed to have all pics obtain and maintain a valid Chicago certified food manager's certificate. Priority foundation-combined with violation #2.
2. 2
  City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
  Found no Chicago certified food manager (cfm) on site while preparing/serving tcs foods (chicken, beef, etc.). Instructed to have a Chicago cfm on site at all times when preparing and serving tcs foods. Priority foundation 7-38-012 citation issued
3. 7
  No discharge from eyes, nose, and mouth
  Observed a male employee spit into the garbage can in the rear prep area. Instructed to remove bag from can, throw into the outside garbage area, wash hands and refrain from spitting any where in the prep areas. Maintain same.
4. 10
  Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
  The hand washing signage at the rear hand washing sink is in poor repair. Instructed to replace hand washing signage and maintain.
5. 38
  Insects, rodents, & animals not present
  The rear door with 1/2"-1" gap underneath it making it not rodent/insect proofed. Instructed to rodent/insect proof rear door and maintain.
6. 40
  Personal cleanliness
  Food handler not wearing a hair restraint. Instructed to have food handlers and anyone in the food prep areas to wear a hair restraint. Maintain same.
7. 41
  Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
  Wiping cloths not properly stored when not in use. Instructed to store wiping cloths in sanitizing solution (sanitizer must be at the required ppm) when not in use. Maintain same.
8. 49
  Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
  Lower surface of the reach in freezers with food/dirt. Instructed to clean and maintain freezers.
9. 57
  All food employees have food handler training
  Food handlers on site with no proof that they met the food handler's requirements. Instructed to have all food handler obtain and maintain a valid food handler's certificate.
PassJul 16, 2025LicenseRisk 1 (High)
1. 47
  Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
  4-101.17 observed a raw wood surface at the front customer service counter. Instructed to seal raw wood.
No verdictApr 22, 2025LicenseRisk 1 (High)

Fails sit above the line, passes below. Every inspection the city has published for this licence.

On the street

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What it gets cited for

474×
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
513×
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
553×
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
13×
Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
23×
City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
103×
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
382×
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
492×
Non-food/food contact surfaces clean

Counted across every inspection on record here. A code that keeps coming back is the more telling signal.

Source

Published by the Chicago Department of Public Health as Food Inspections, updated weekly. This page shows every row the city holds under licence 3025394 — a business that changed hands may carry history from its predecessor.