Lyfe Kitchen

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, Or Tobacco Use
  Inspector note: OBSERVED OPEN EMPLOYEE DRINK ON TOP OF PREP COUNTER, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AWAY FROM PREP TABLE.
  code 6Priority
• ⚠️Approved Thawing Methods Used
  Inspector note: FOUND FROZEN SOUP BEING THAWED IN HOT WATER, INSTRUCTED TO THAW FOOD ACCORDING TO HEALTH CODE.
  code 35
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness
  Inspector note: FOOD HANDLER WITH BEARD NOT WEARING BEARD RESTRAINTS, INSTRUCTED TO WEAR.
  code 40
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
  Inspector note: IN USE UTENSILS STORED IN STANDING WATER, INSTRCUTED TO KEEP IN A CLEAN DRY CONTAINER.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on August 7, 2018: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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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