Daboba
Last inspected: Dec 15, 2025
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Score
Public records show five inspections at Daboba stretching back to 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Dec 15, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near six violations per visit across recent inspections.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean”, showing up three times.
That's lower than the typical Chicago restaurant, which scores around 81. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 15, 2025
Routine
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
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Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS T THE HAND-SINK IN THE FRONT PREP AREA. INFORMED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT PAPER TOWELS MUST BE AVAILABLE AT HAND SINKS AT ALL TIMES. FOOD HANDLER OBTAINED PAPER TOWELS FOR HAND SINK DURING TIME OF INSPECTION PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY WHILE FOODS ARE BEING PREPARED, HANDLED AND SERVED SUCH AS (TEA DRINKS, SLICED FRUIT.) MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
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Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION CERTIFICATE.
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Personal cleanliness
Inspector notes: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS PREPPING FOOD WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
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Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
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Nov 6, 2024
Reinspection
5 minor violations.
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Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: 4-904.11: OBSERVED A CUTTING BOARD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE MENTIONED CUTTING BOARD, AND PROPERLY STORE.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: 6-501.13: OBSERVED THE FLOORS NEAR THE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. ISNTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
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All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: 2-102.13: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: 4-204.112(B): OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
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Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: 3-302.12: OBSERVED PLASTIC PITCHERS WITH DRY INGREDIENTS, A BULK DRY INGREDIENT SOTRAGE CONTAINER, AND SQUIRT BOTTLES OF SYRUPS NOT LABELED IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL MENTIONED ITEMS.
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Oct 28, 2024
Routine
3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
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Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK WITH NO UP-TO-DATE SERVICE REPORT. THE SERVICE REPORT PROVIDED WAS DATED IN 2022. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE PEST CONTROL SERVICE THE FACILITY AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020 (C), CITATION ISSUED
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City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
Inspector notes: UPON ARRIVAL, OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING THE INSPECTION WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012, CITATION ISSUED
2
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector notes: OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS WITHOUT HANDWASHING SOAP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDWASHING SOAP AT ALL HANDWASHING SINKS AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C), CITATION ISSUED.
10
Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETERS INSIDE OF THE COLD HOLDING UNITS ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
36
Food properly labeled; original container
Inspector notes: OBSERVED PLASTIC PITCHERS WITH DRY INGREDIENTS, A BULK DRY INGREDIENT SOTRAGE CONTAINER, AND SQUIRT BOTTLES OF SYRUPS NOT LABELED IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL MENTIONED ITEMS.
37
Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
Inspector notes: OBSERVED A CUTTING BOARD STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO WASH, RINSE, AND SANITIZE MENTIONED CUTTING BOARD, AND PROPERLY STORE.
44
Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: OBSERVED THE FLOORS NEAR THE TWO DOOR REFRIGERATOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. ISNTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
55
All food employees have food handler training
Inspector notes: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST HAVE PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
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Oct 7, 2022
Reinspection
No violations found.
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Oct 4, 2022
License
9 minor violations.
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Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
Inspector notes: NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
3
Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
Inspector notes: NO VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
5
Thermometers provided & accurate
Inspector notes: NO THERMOMETER ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
36
Insects, rodents, & animals not present
Inspector notes: NO PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK OR PROOF OF PEST CONTROL ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN PEST CONTROL AND LOGBOOK
38
Wiping cloths: properly used & stored
Inspector notes: WIPING CLOTHS IN NEED OF SANITIZING BUCKETS TO BE PUT INTO WHEN NOT IN USE. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
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Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
Inspector notes: NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
48
Hot & cold water available; adequate pressure
Inspector notes: HOT WATER NEEDED IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN WASHROOM INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
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Garbage & refuse properly disposed; facilities maintained
Inspector notes: NO DESIGNATED OUTSIDE GARBAGE RECEPTICLE ON SITE INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN.
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Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
Inspector notes: CEILING IN UTILITY ROOM IS OPEN AND EXPOSED INSTRUCTED TO CLOSE AND MAINTAIN.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Daboba last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Daboba on file is from Dec 15, 2025. The public record contains five inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Daboba?
Across the inspection record, “physical facilities installed, maintained & clean” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Daboba.
Has Daboba's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Daboba have averaged around six violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Daboba means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Daboba inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Daboba is inspected around two times per year on average.
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