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Tandoor Samsa House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedOctober 1, 2025
- address5752 N California Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Tandoor Samsa House clean?
Tandoor Samsa House is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 1, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tandoor Samsa House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseInsects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 1/4 INCH GAP AT REAR EXIT DOOR SWEEP. MUST RODENT PROOF REAR EXIT DOOR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • STOPPERS NOT WORKING AT 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE WORKING STOPPERS FOR 3-COMPARTMENT SINK.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • NO COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLES IN WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLES TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • NO FOOD HANDLES TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST BE CERTIFIED WITH NAMES OF EMPLOYEES ON PREMISES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE FOR FOOD MANAGER. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
When was Tandoor Samsa House last inspected?
Tandoor Samsa House has 1 inspection on record going back to October 1, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2025 | Pass |
Tandoor Samsa House vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 70% 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 October 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.