Lyfe Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON SMALL REACH IN/COLD HOLD UNIT IN FRONT SERVICE AREA NEAR CASH REGISTERS. REPLACE TORN GASKET AND MAINTAIN.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INTERIOR FO RECH IN KEG COOLER UNCLEAN WITH BEERE SPILLS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLER.
  code 33
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MOPS NOT HUNG TO DRY AFTER USE. HAND ALL MOPS TO DRY TO DETER SMALL FLY BREEDING SITE. OBSERVED GARBAGE STAGING AREA WITH TOO MUCH CLUTTER/BOXES ETC. KEEP AREA CLEAN.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 14, 2016: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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