Baba's Famous Steak and Lemonade
3407 1/2 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 60624
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 11 of 15 graded inspections since 2020.
- Last inspected Oct 8, 2025: passed with 7 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean, cited 11 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
Inspection history 15 visits
- 2025
- Passed Oct 8
Complaint
7 violations
- Allergen training as required
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- Garbage and refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- Proper cold holding temperatures
- Passed Feb 13
Complaint Re-Inspection
3 violations
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- All food employees have food handler training
- Failed Feb 3
Complaint
8 violations
- Thermometers provided and accurate
- All food employees have food handler training
- Proper date marking and disposition
- Previous core violation corrected
- Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, and cleaned
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
- Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- 2024
- Passed May 14
Short Form Complaint
4 violations
- Allergen training as required
- City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
- Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
- Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
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