Iyanze is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 9, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Iyanze?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 9, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
Water Source: Safe, Hot & Cold Under City Pressure • All food establishments shall be provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water under pressure properly connected to the city water supply. NO COLD RUNNING WATER AT TRUCK EXPOSED HAND SINK.
🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
Sewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • In food establishments, there shall be adequate sewage and waste water disposal facilities that comply with all the requirements of the plumbing section of the Municipal Code of Chicago. WASTE WATER DRAINAGE TUBING NOT PROPERLY SEALED. LEAKING WASTE WATER ONTO GROUND. MUST SEAL.
⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. NO INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE HOT HOLDING UNIT.
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. NO INTERNAL THERMOMETER INSIDE HOT HOLDING UNIT.
When was Iyanze last inspected?
Iyanze has 2 inspections on record going back to August 2, 2011.
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, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.