Lawry's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJune 7, 2019
• address100 E Ontario St, Chicago 60611

Is Lawry's clean?

Lawry's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 7, 2019. 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 Lawry's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 7, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Violation Codes: 6-202.11. Inspector Comments: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE MAIN KITCHEN COOK LINE. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. -
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • Violation Codes: 6-202.11. Inspector Comments: OBSERVED MISSING LIGHT SHIELD IN THE MAIN KITCHEN COOK LINE. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. -
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • Violation Codes: 2-102.14(O). Inspector Comments: - NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. MUST PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • Violation Codes: 4-602.11(B-E). Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED A SLIGHT DEBRIS BUILDUP ON THE INTERIOR OF THE TUBING INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN/HAVE SERVICED AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • Violation Codes: 3-501.17. Inspector Comments: - MUST PROVIDE PROPER LABELS FOR DATE MARKING THE PREPARATION AND CONSUME BY/DISCARD DATE OF ALL REFRIGERATED, READY-TO-EAT, TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD OVER 24HRS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • Violation Codes: 3-603.11. Inspector Comments: - MUST PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY (ON SITE), REMINDER (IN THE MENU), AND DISCLOSURE (BY THE FOOD ITEMS) FOR ALL UNDERCOOKED FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED. -
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • Violation Codes: 4-904.13. Inspector Comments: OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE IN THE DINING ROOM, UNCOVERED & EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. MUST REMOVE/COVER/INVERT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF PRESET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATION. -
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • Violation Codes: 4-904.13. Inspector Comments: OBSERVED PRESET TABLEWARE IN THE DINING ROOM, UNCOVERED & EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION. MUST REMOVE/COVER/INVERT ALL FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF PRESET TABLEWARE TO PREVENT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATION. -
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • Violation Codes: 4-301.16. Inspector Comments: - MUST PROVIDE A PREP/DUMP SINK IN THE LL BAR AND IN THE SIDE DOOR GRILL PREP AREA. -
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Violation Codes: 6-501.11. Inspector Comments: - OBSERVED MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE DISH PIT AND IN THE PREP ROOM TO THE LEFT OF THE 3 COMP SINK. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED PLASTIC WRAP USED AS A PLUG FOR THE FL DRAIN AND THE SINK DRAIN IN THE MAIN LEVEL BAR. MUST REMOVE AND PROVIDE DRAINS TO BE CLEAN AND IN GOOD REPAIR. -

When was Lawry's last inspected?

Lawry's has 16 inspections on record going back to August 26, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Lawry's vs Near North Side

Near North Side runs 53% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 1,514 clean, 253 mid, 1,113 cooked.

Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, 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 June 7, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.