Baba's Famous Steak and Frozen Lemonade
7859 S State St, Chicago, IL 60619
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 9 of 14 graded inspections since 2020.
- Last inspected Jun 12, 2025: perfect, no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jun 5, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used, cited 11 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 14 visits
- 2025
- Perfect Jun 12
Canvass Re-Inspection
No violations
- Failed Jun 5
Canvass Re-Inspection
1 violation
- Previous priority foundation violation corrected
- Failed May 29
Canvass
9 violations
- Single-use/single-service articles: properly stored and used
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- In-use utensils: properly stored
- Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage and display
- Food properly labeled; original container
- Adequate ventilation and lighting; designated areas used
- Wiping cloths: properly used and stored
- 2024
- Passed Apr 1
Complaint
7 violations
- All food employees have food handler training
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Allergen training as required
- Insects, rodents, and animals not present
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
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