Baba's Famous Steak and Lemonade - Carol Stream, IL

The Philly cheese stake is one of the best I've ever had. There's a lemon pepper rub they shake over the fries along with a very tasty side sauce. Both are delicious! They're going through some kinks of opening up so the wait times for food is a little long, about 15 minutes, but 100% worth the wait. I'm sure they'll get everything flushed out over time. Will definitely be going back!

This was our first visit to Baba's. We drove past it and wondered about it, so I looked at up on Google. We were surprised that we were unaware of them when there are so many in the Chicagoland area. We appreciate that such a large menu gives us lots of choice, but we are skeptical of a restaurant that tries to offers too much, especially when they are making food from so many different cultures.
We visited on Friday, January 21st and at that time you could not order through the drive through (the board with their menu was not installed yet), but we called in our order and we did pick it up at the window. The person that took our order and those delivering the food to us were very pleasant and helpful. Because of that and because it was only our first visit, I am giving them the benefit of the doubt and giving them 4 starts instead of 3.
We found that the food was OK, but not great. We tried the Spicy Chicken sandwich, Philly Cheese Steak sandwich, VIP Philly sandwich and a Pick Two which included Catfish Nuggets and Shrimp Basket. We also ordered a Cherry Pineapple Lemonade. We would go back, but we are not in a hurry.
The spicy chicken sandwich patty was the kind that you could buy frozen at the grocery store, but the spice level was good. I thought maybe the Philly cheese steak sandwich might be really good because that seems to be what they are known for. It was good, but not something I will crave. My husband really liked all the different flavors of the VIP Philly. The catfish was good and I like that it is something you can't get other places. We want to try the other fish choices next time. The shrimp were not anything special. Maybe the jumbo shrimp are better.
The lemonade had good flavor, but I did not get any lemonade flavor. I expected the lemon flavor to be there as well as the other two flavors. The French fries which came with all of our choices were good, but definitely needed salt and although we ate some as soon as we picked them up they were not hot and they were kind of limp when we got them. We got some containers of what looks like seasoned salt and assume that it was for the fries. When we got home we crisped them up in the oven and I put ketchup on mine. Then they were very good. My husband liked the seasoning on them. We also got a spicy red sauce (maybe for the shrimp) and some packets of tartar sauce.
Overall the things we liked were the good service, and some of the food. Much of the food we could get by buying good quality frozen food at the grocery store and making it at home for less than the restaurant prices we paid at Baba's. We would like to be able to order sandwiches without having to order fries. They give you a huge amount of fries with each order. We will come back, but only when we want something quick that we don't have to make for ourselves.

The food was absolutely delicious and seasoned well. The restaurant smelled good and was very clean. The flavored lemonades were also really good. The mild sauce was nice and sweet with a tiny bit of spice. My family and I will be back!!

Love the food here. I’ve had the fried chicken and the Philly cheesesteak. Both delicious. Great service. I will definitely come back soon!

My two daughters and I were here last night. The food is so good! Highly Recommend! The staff are very nice. I’m going back again this evening.