Sultan's Market

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 2, 2026
• address2057 W North Ave, Chicago 60647

Is Sultan's Market clean?

Sultan's Market is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 2, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Sultan's Market?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED MULTIPLE HANDSINKS THROUGHOUT FACILITY (PREP/DISH AREAS IN BASMENT) OR DISHWASHING 1 ST FLOOR ROOM WITHOUT HAND CLEANSER DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AS REQUIRED FOR PROPER HADNWASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-030 (C). CITATION ISSUED. PERSON IN CHARGE PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED HOT TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE HOT HOLD UNIT LOCATED ON FRONT PREP SERVING LINE AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERAURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 15 LBS LENTIL SOUP @126.8F, 15 CHICKEN SOUP @102F. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL HOT TCS FOODS @ 135F OR HIGHER AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. PERSON IN CHARGE VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SAID FOOD ITEMS AT THIS TIME.
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD HELD TCS FOODS @ IMPROPER TEMPERATURES DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 8 LBS SLICED TOMATOES @50F AND 8 LBS FALAFEL MIX BOTH LOCATED IN 2 DOOR UNIT IN FRONT PREP, 2 LBS HARD BOILED EGGS @55F, 3 LBS COOKED MUSHROOMS @53F, LOCATED INSIDE SALAD BAR. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL COLD HELD TCS FOODS @41F AND BELOW AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. PLEASE SEE ABOVE VIOLATION FOR CITATION INFORMATION.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • UNABLE TO LOCATE THERMOMTER IN RIGHT SIDE OF SALAD BAR COOLING UNIT, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED HANDSINK LOCATED IN BASEMENT PREP AREA SLOW DRAINING DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SYSTEM IN GOOD CONDITION.
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED EXTERIOR SURFACES OF GREASE RECEPTACLES IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED EXTERIOR SURFACES OF GREASE RECEPTACLES IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED VENTS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA ACCUMULATED WITH DUST AND DIRT THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED VENTS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA ACCUMULATED WITH DUST AND DIRT THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Sultan's Market last inspected?

Sultan's Market has 36 inspections on record going back to April 29, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Sultan's Market vs West Town

West Town runs 72% clean across 2,068 tracked restaurants — 1,475 clean, 422 mid, 160 cooked.

Against the 2,068 spots Cooked tracks in West Town, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

Other spots in West Town

• ✓ Life Force Cafe
  clean · June 6, 2011
• ✓ Panna Dolce
  clean · June 1, 2010
• ✓ Peppe's Hot Dogs
  clean · June 7, 2010
• ✓ Mary O's Foods Granola For Good
  clean · June 1, 2010
• ✓! Caffe Streets Inc.
  mid · July 31, 2018
• ✓ Thai Village Restaurant
  clean · October 7, 2010

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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 April 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.