Turkish Cafe & Bakkal

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedAugust 9, 2022
• address2621 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Turkish Cafe & Bakkal clean?

Turkish Cafe & Bakkal is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on August 9, 2022. 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 Turkish Cafe & Bakkal?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 9, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • INSTRUCTED TO LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (SALT, SUGAR, LENTIL ETC)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO REFINISH OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARD WITH STAIN AND DEEP SEAMS ON TOP OF PREP COOLER IN PREP/COOKING AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS, UNDERNEATH STORAGE SHELVES IN REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • FOUND ONE APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.

When was Turkish Cafe & Bakkal last inspected?

Turkish Cafe & Bakkal has 4 inspections on record going back to July 28, 2020.

Turkish Cafe & Bakkal vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 32% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 293 clean, 67 mid, 556 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 9, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.