Arzan Market & Cafe

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 26, 2025
• address4700 N Kimball Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Arzan Market & Cafe clean?

Arzan Market & Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 26, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Arzan Market & Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • ALL STORED ITEMS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOORS.
• 📋no certified food manager on dutycritical
  Person In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • THE PERSON IN CHARGE DURING THE INSPECTION DOES NOT HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION.
• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012.CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • SOUTH KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR USE. NOTED CLEAN PREPPING EQUIPMENT BEING STORED INSIDE THE SINK AND BLOCKED BY A LARGE FAN. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL AND MAKE SINK ACCESSIBLE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) CITATION ISSUED. • NOTED THE SOUTH KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK WITHOUT SOAP. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION. • NOTED THE SOUTH KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK WITHOUT PAPER TOWELS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C) SEE THE ABOVE VIOLATION #10 FOR CITATION.
• 🍽️food left unprotected
  Food Separated And Protected • NOTED IN SEVERAL COOLERS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES IN BOTH KITCHENS OBSERVED RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS SUCH AS RAW EGGS, RAW CHICKEN AND RAW BEEF BEING STORED DIRECTLY ABOVE OR ON TOP OF FRESH VEGETABLES, FRESH FRUIT AND PREPARED FOODS. REVIEWED PROPER STORAGE OF RAW ANIMAL ORIGIN FOODS. MANAGER REMOVED ALL FOODS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED DISHWASHER AT THE NORTH KITCHEN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WASHING CUSTOMER DISHWARES, POTS, PANS WITHOUT SANITIZER. SINK WAS SET WITH SOAP WATER ONLY. REVIEWED WITH MANAGER ON DUTY THE PROPER WAY TO WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025 CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Proper Cooling Time And Temperature • OBSERVED LARGE CONTAINERS OF COOKED TCS FOODS SUCH AS BEEF, STEW AND SOUP IN BOTH KITCHENS IMPROPERLY COOLING. FOODS NOTED IN DEEP CONTAINERS, SOME COVERED WITH METAL LIDS AND PLASTIC WRAP. MANAGER STATES THE FOOD WERE PREPARED IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES NOTED AT 79.5F, 130.8. REVIEWED TIME AND TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR COOLING TCS FOODS AND PROPER COOLING METHODS. SOME FOODS DISCARDED OTHERS REHEATED TO BEGIN THE COOLING PROCESS AGAIN CORRECTLY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 SEE VIOLATION #22 FOR CITATION.
  Proper Cooling Time And Temperature • OBSERVED LARGE CONTAINERS OF COOKED TCS FOODS SUCH AS BEEF, STEW AND SOUP IN BOTH KITCHENS IMPROPERLY COOLING. FOODS NOTED IN DEEP CONTAINERS, SOME COVERED WITH METAL LIDS AND PLASTIC WRAP. MANAGER STATES THE FOOD WERE PREPARED IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES NOTED AT 79.5F, 130.8. REVIEWED TIME AND TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR COOLING TCS FOODS AND PROPER COOLING METHODS. SOME FOODS DISCARDED OTHERS REHEATED TO BEGIN THE COOLING PROCESS AGAIN CORRECTLY. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 SEE VIOLATION #22 FOR CITATION.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IN THE SOUTH KITCHEN COOKED RICE AT AN IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 87.9F IN A RICE COOKER THAT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. REVIEWED HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 SEE VIOLATION #22 FOR CITATION.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • NOTED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS HELD AT IMPROPER COLD TEMPERATURE IN THE BELOW MENTIONED COOLER IN THE SOUTH KITCHEN. COOKED CHICKEN AT 59F, COOKED BEEF AT 52.5F, CHEESE AT 56.4F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • NOTED THE SOUTH KITCHEN COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TEMPERATURE. COOLER AT 60.8F WITH TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED CHICKEN AT 59F AND COOKED BEEF AT 52.5F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED, MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED BY EMAIL REQUEST TO REINSPECT THE COOLER AND REMOVE THE TAG. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • ALL BULK FOODS MUST BE LABELED WITH THE PRODUCT COMMON NAME.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • ALL FOOD HANDLERS AND KITCHEN STAFF MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Personal Cleanliness • ALL FOOD HANDLERS AND KITCHEN STAFF MUST WEAR EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • ALL PREP AREA WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE HELD IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS OR FOOD GRADE PLASTIC BAGS. • TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET ON THE TWO DOOR TALL REACH-IN COOLER IN THE SOUTH KITCHEN.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST NOT USE PAPER OR TINFOIL AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT BOTH KITCHENS.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • HAND SINK IN THE REAR HALLWAY OF THE SOUTH DINING ROOM WITH NO HOT OR COLD WATER AND MISSING HOT AND COLD HANDLES. MUST REPLACE/REPAIR TO BE OPERATIONAL.----RAW WOODEN 2X4'S USED TO ELEVATE THE HAND SINK IN THE SOUTH CUSTOMER WASHROOM MUST BE PAINTED/SEALED TO BE SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • NOTED SOILED MOPS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHENS/STORAGE IMPROPERLY STORED. MUST STORE INVERTED INSIDE THE UTILITY SERVICE SINKS. • NOTED DIRTY FLOOR DRAIN UNDER THE SOUTH KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK. FLOORS DIRTY UNDER AND AROUND THE NORTH KITCHEN GREASE TRAP AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.----MISSING FLOOR DRAIN COVERS IN THE NORTH SIDE KITCHEN AND THE MOP SINK. MUST REPLACE.----FLOOR DRAIN COVER IN THE REAR SOUTH KITCHEN SEALED WITH PLASTIC TAPE. MUST REMOVE.----EXCESSIVE BLACK MOLD ON THE BACKSPLASH OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN THE NORTH KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE.----EXCESSIVE GREASE ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE OVEN IN THE SOUTH KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL ITEMS SUCH AS HAND BAGS IN THE FOOD PREP/STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED EMPLOYEE STORAGE AREA.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL ITEMS SUCH AS HAND BAGS IN THE FOOD PREP/STORAGE AREAS. MUST PROVIDE A DESIGNATED EMPLOYEE STORAGE AREA.

When was Arzan Market & Cafe last inspected?

Arzan Market & Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to March 10, 2023.

Arzan Market & Cafe vs Albany Park

Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.

Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 25% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.