Cafe Istanbul

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-501.112 OBSERVED SEVERAL DEAD COCKROACHES THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. MUST REMOVE FROM THE PREMISES. • 6-501.111 OBSERVED PEST INFESTATION THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. OBSERVED OVER 20 LIVE COCKROACHES THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. ALSO OBSERVED OVER 100 MICE DROPPINGS BEHIND PREP COOLERS AND OVER 100 LIVE SMALL FLIES THROUGHOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT. MUST ELIMINATE ALL EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 38
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-602.13 OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE SPILLS ON THE EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.11 OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA AND UNDER COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST BE CLEANED AND MAINTAINED.
  code 55
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected
  Inspector note: 8-404.13(B:4) PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION NOT CORRECTED FROM 2-23-2026, REPORT # 2631645. 58-OBSERVED CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER WITHOUT ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.
  code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 17, 2026: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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