Turkish Lazuri Cafe

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 14, 2026
• address1 N Beacon St, Allston 02134

Is Turkish Lazuri Cafe clean?

Turkish Lazuri Cafe is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 14, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Turkish Lazuri Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 14, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • In the basement observed emloyees preparing foods without any effective hair restraints; provide effective hair restraints for food handlers.
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • In the basement observed emloyees preparing foods without any effective hair restraints; provide effective hair restraints for food handlers.
• ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures to clean up a vomit and diarrhea event could be presented during the inspection; provide.
  Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures to clean up a vomit and diarrhea event could be presented during the inspection; provide.
• ⚠️Assignment (Pf) • During the inspection there was no assigned person in charge; one of the manager showed up an hour into the inspection. Due to not having an assigned person in charge who is knowlegable the three-compartment sink was not set up properly and was in use none of the basins were filled with dish detergent solution or sanitizer solution and the employee washing dishes was not sanitizing wares at all after washing and rinsing. Assign a person in charge who is knowlegable about food safety illness policy and sanitization when the Certified Food Protection Manager is not on site. After the certified food protection manager arrived they set up the three compartment sink properly with quats testing at 200ppm.
  Assignment (Pf) • During the inspection there was no assigned person in charge; one of the manager showed up an hour into the inspection. Due to not having an assigned person in charge who is knowlegable the three-compartment sink was not set up properly and was in use none of the basins were filled with dish detergent solution or sanitizer solution and the employee washing dishes was not sanitizing wares at all after washing and rinsing. Assign a person in charge who is knowlegable about food safety illness policy and sanitization when the Certified Food Protection Manager is not on site. After the certified food protection manager arrived they set up the three compartment sink properly with quats testing at 200ppm.
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • No Allergen Awareness Certificate could be presented during the inspection; provide.
  (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • No Allergen Awareness Certificate could be presented during the inspection; provide.
• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • In the walk-in refrigerator observed raw chicken stored directly above raw beef and RTE cut vegetables stored directly below raw beef kebobs; an employee corrected on site after being directed by the health inspector; store foods in the refrigerator according to their cooking temperatures with RTE foods stored above raw proteins.critical
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • In the walk-in refrigerator observed raw chicken stored directly above raw beef and RTE cut vegetables stored directly below raw beef kebobs; an employee corrected on site after being directed by the health inspector; store foods in the refrigerator according to their cooking temperatures with RTE foods stored above raw proteins.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed in-use utensils stored in 70F water next to the grill area; in-use utensils should be stored on a clean and dry sanitized surface in water 135F and above or in cool running water.
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed in-use utensils stored in 70F water next to the grill area; in-use utensils should be stored on a clean and dry sanitized surface in water 135F and above or in cool running water.
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Observed an employee preparing food in a large stock pot with the stock pot directly on the floor in the basement; provide a barrier for protection from the floor when preparing foods
  Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Observed an employee preparing food in a large stock pot with the stock pot directly on the floor in the basement; provide a barrier for protection from the floor when preparing foods
• ⚠️Area Enclosures and Receptacles Good Repair (C) • One of the location's exterior trash receptacles does not have lids; repair or replace to cover exterior trash receptacles properly. Ensure that exterior trash recepatcle lids are closed at all times to prevent pest activity.
  Area Enclosures and Receptacles Good Repair (C) • One of the location's exterior trash receptacles does not have lids; repair or replace to cover exterior trash receptacles properly. Ensure that exterior trash recepatcle lids are closed at all times to prevent pest activity.
• ⚠️Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • Provide covered waste receptacles for restrooms.
  Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C) • Provide covered waste receptacles for restrooms.

When was Turkish Lazuri Cafe last inspected?

Turkish Lazuri Cafe has 10 inspections on record going back to December 16, 2024.

Turkish Lazuri Cafe vs Brighton

Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.

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How Boston grades restaurants

Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 14, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.