The Houston Health Department shut down Turkey Leg Hut on Thursday after slapping the popular and embattled Third Ward restaurant with 34 code violations. Details about the violations were not confirmed,

The Houston Health Department has shut down Turkey Leg Hut until further notice citing "serious health code violations," according to a report from KHOU 11's Cory McCord. The shutdown began Thursday when Houston's Health Department hit the soul food establishment with 35 health code violations—infractions that included "conditions that pose an imminent threat to public health,

Döner kebab is beloved in Berlin. In Turkey, the dish originally was made of lamb and sold only on a plate. But in the 1970s, Turkish immigrants in Berlin opted to serve it in a pita and tweak the recipe to make it special for Berliners.

Turkiye`s proposal to control the renowned doner kebab has caused debate in Germany, where the iconic street dish earns €2.3 billion in sales each year. The European Commission is evaluating Turkiye`s bid to grant the doner kebab "traditional speciality guaranteed" status,

Turkey wants döner kebabs registered so that it has the same protected EU status as Serrano ham from Spain and Neapolitan pizza.