Cairo Kebab

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 18, 2025
• address730 W Maxwell St, Chicago 60607

Is Cairo Kebab clean?

Cairo Kebab is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 18, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Cairo Kebab?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 18, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.11 OBSERVED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS USED TO STORE FROZEN MEATS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE A PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAG OR CONTAINER FOR ALL FOOD. • 4-101.19 OBSERVED HEAVY RUST ACCUMULATION ON THE WIRE STORAGE RACKS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAINT OR REPLACE THE STORAGE RACKS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • 4-602.13 CLEAN THE STOVE AND CONVECTION OVEN, AND LIGHT SHIELDS IN THE FOOD PREP AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-501.12 CLEAN THE CEILING TILES IN THE FOOD PREP AND DISH WASHING AREAS.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 NO VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES WERE PROVIDED FOR THE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • 2-102.13 NO VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES WERE PROVIDED FOR THE FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • 2-102.13 OBSERVED THE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST SHOW VALID PROOF OF ALLERGEN TRAINING.

When was Cairo Kebab last inspected?

Cairo Kebab has 5 inspections on record going back to August 31, 2023.

Cairo Kebab vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 August 18, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.