I - Cafe Pide Ve Lahmacun

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJanuary 25, 2018
• address1814 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago 60613

Is I - Cafe Pide Ve Lahmacun clean?

I - Cafe Pide Ve Lahmacun is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on January 25, 2018. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at I - Cafe Pide Ve Lahmacun?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 25, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods. • POOR HYGIENIC PRACTICES. OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITH BARE HANDS CUTTING BREAD AND PUT IT TO A SERVING DISH TO BE SERVED TO COSTUMER.NO HAND WASHING AFTER MANY TASKS INCLUDED HANDLING DIRTY DISHES. INFORMATION GIVEN: NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOOD,USE FOOD GLOVES OR UTENSILS. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-010(A)
• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained • FOUND EXPOSED HAND SINK BY THE PIZZA OVEN AND PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE.COMPLETELY COVERED WITH TWO STACKS OF SERVING/CARRY OUT FOAM PLATES, TWO STACKS OF SMALL PLASTIC CUPS,BOXES,LINENS ETC ON TOP THE SINK,IN FRONT OF THE SINK BUCKET WITH CLEANING SOLUTIONS PAPER ETC.. NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT SAID SINK, PUMP SOAP DISPENSER WAS INSIDE THE SINK WITH ALL ITEMS MENTIONED.EMPLOYEE STATING WE DON'T USE SINK BY THE PIZZA OVEN. EXPOSED HAND SINK BY THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN KITCHEN,WHEN I TURNED ON HOT WATER HANDLE WATER WAS BROWN/RUSTY IN COLOR. AFTER MY REQUEST ALL ITEMS WAS REMOVED FROM SAID SINK. RUNNING HOT/COLD WATER PROVIDED,ALSO PAPER TOWELS AND SOAP.INFORMATION GIVEN ON HAND WASHING,AND KEEP EXPOSED HAND SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES FOR HAND WASHING TO MINIMIZE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON PREMISES WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE HANDLED:MEAT,CHEESE, VARIOUS KIND OF SALADS ETC. AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE HANDLED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012(A)
• ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • INDIVIDUALLY SWEETS INSIDE THE DISPLAY COOLER FOR SALE MUST HAVE SOURCE AND FOOD INGREDIENTS LIST.
  Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • INDIVIDUALLY SWEETS INSIDE THE DISPLAY COOLER FOR SALE MUST HAVE SOURCE AND FOOD INGREDIENTS LIST.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE CUTTING BOARDS STORE UP WARDS ON FLOOR BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR. CUTTING BOARD WITH BLACK DEEP CUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED/REFINISHED, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. HANDLES AT TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENTS REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPES WHICH PRESENTLY BROKEN,UNABLE TO CLEAN,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. DUCT TAPE IS PROHIBITED
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • REMOVE CUTTING BOARDS STORE UP WARDS ON FLOOR BY THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.ELEVATE 6" OFF THE FLOOR. CUTTING BOARD WITH BLACK DEEP CUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED/REFINISHED, SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. HANDLES AT TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENTS REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPES WHICH PRESENTLY BROKEN,UNABLE TO CLEAN,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. DUCT TAPE IS PROHIBITED
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • BEGGING OF MINERAL BUILD-UP AT INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE,NEED TO CLEAN,SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN.TWO DOOR COOLER WITH FOOD DEBRIS ON SHELVES AND UNDER THE SHELVES.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DEBRIS AND UNUSED EQUIPMENTS,CHEMICALS AND OTHER ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE THE OUTSIDE STORAGE SHED MUST BE MAINTAINED CLEANED,AND ELEVATED 6" OFF THE FLOOR.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • DEBRIS AND UNUSED EQUIPMENTS,CHEMICALS AND OTHER ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR INSIDE THE OUTSIDE STORAGE SHED MUST BE MAINTAINED CLEANED,AND ELEVATED 6" OFF THE FLOOR.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • FAUCET LEAKING AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK BY THE HIGH TEMP DISH MACHINE,REPAIR CAUSE.
• ⚠️Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area • OBSERVED CUSTOMERS SERVING THEM SELF AT FRONT PREP/COFFEE STATION,ALSO RINSING CUPS AND SPOONS.INSTRUCTED THAT A PHISICAL BARRIER IS NEEDED BETWEEN SERVING COOLER AND WALL.PROVIDE/POST A SIGN STATING: Only authorized personnel in the food-prep area.
  Only Authorized Personnel In The Food-Prep Area • OBSERVED CUSTOMERS SERVING THEM SELF AT FRONT PREP/COFFEE STATION,ALSO RINSING CUPS AND SPOONS.INSTRUCTED THAT A PHISICAL BARRIER IS NEEDED BETWEEN SERVING COOLER AND WALL.PROVIDE/POST A SIGN STATING: Only authorized personnel in the food-prep area.

When was I - Cafe Pide Ve Lahmacun last inspected?

I - Cafe Pide Ve Lahmacun has 12 inspections on record going back to April 16, 2010.

I - Cafe Pide Ve Lahmacun vs North Center

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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 January 25, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.