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Sofra Turkish Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 25, 2014
- address3134 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60657
Is Sofra Turkish Kitchen clean?
Sofra Turkish Kitchen is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 25, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sofra Turkish Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 25, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR PANELS OF ICE MACHINE IN BASEMENT.
- ⚠️Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed • MUST LABEL AND DATE ALL PREPARED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE COOLERS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • EXPOSED HANDWASH SINK AT FRONT BAR IS DRAINING SLOW. MUST REPAIR/MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLERS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • MUST PROVIDE VISIBLE AND WORKING THERMOMETERS INSIDE COOLERS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA.
- ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED.Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA PREPARING FOOD WITHOUT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT. MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS PREPARED AND SERVED.
- ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE BIN AT FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored • ICE SCOOPS STORED ON TOP OF THE ICE BIN AT FRONT BAR AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER.
When was Sofra Turkish Kitchen last inspected?
Sofra Turkish Kitchen has 8 inspections on record going back to February 7, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| July 25, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 27, 2013 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 24, 2012 | Fail | |
| April 29, 2011 | Pass | |
| February 10, 2011 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2011 | Fail |
Sofra Turkish Kitchen vs Lake View
Lake View runs 68% clean across 2,211 tracked restaurants — 1,492 clean, 440 mid, 272 cooked.
Against the 2,211 spots Cooked tracks in Lake View, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 July 25, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.