Lyon's Beverage Depot

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedOctober 10, 2023
• address4858 W North Ave, Chicago 60639
• cuisineLiquor

Is Lyon's Beverage Depot clean?

Lyon's Beverage Depot is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 10, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Lyon's Beverage Depot?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 10, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO SPRAY EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS IN VOMIT AND DIARRHEA SPILL KIT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SPRAY EFFECTIVE AGAINST NOROVIRUS ON PREMISES AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • OBSERVED NO VISIBLE THERMOMETER IN WALK IN COOLER AND TWO DOOR COOLER IN LIQUOR AREA BEHIND COUNTER. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VISIBLE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED OPENINGS AT BASE OF AND BETWEEN FRONT ENTRANCE DOORS AND ON SIDES AND AT BASE OF LARGE REAR EXIT DELIVERY DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL OUTER OPENINGS TO PREVENT PEST ENTRANCE.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED FRONT COUNTER SHELVES AND WALL CONSTRUCTED OF UNSEALED WOOD. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL UNSEAL WOODEN AREAS OF FRONT COUNTER FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED BLUE PLASTIC ON EXTERIOR OF TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT UNDER COUNTER IN LIQUOR AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE BLUE PLASTIC FROM EXTERIOR OF TWO DOOR COLD HOLDING UNIT, EXTERIOR SURFACE OF UNIT SHALL BE SMOOTH FOR EASE OF CLEANABILTY.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN SELF CLOSING DEVICE ON EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED HOLES IN WALL ON SOUTHSIDE AND AT BASE OF WALL ON EASTSIDE OUTSIDE OF EMPLOYEE WASHROOM NEAR LARGE REAR EXIT DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SMOOTHLY SEAL ALL HOLES IN WALLS THROUGHOUT FACILITY FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED NON SMOOTH(CONSTRUCTED OF ROCKS AND CONCRETE), DAMAGED AND CRACKED AREAS OF FLOOR THROUGHOUT WALKIN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR SMOOTHLY FOR EASE OF CLEANABILITY. OBSERVED STAINED CEILING TILES IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE CEILING TILES AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED DIRT ALONG BASE OF WALL AND IN CORNERS IN EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVER OF EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED DUST ON CEILING VENT COVER OF EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.

When was Lyon's Beverage Depot last inspected?

Lyon's Beverage Depot has 1 inspection on record going back to October 10, 2023.

Lyon's Beverage Depot vs Hermosa

Hermosa runs 65% clean across 816 tracked restaurants — 527 clean, 160 mid, 127 cooked.

Against the 816 spots Cooked tracks in Hermosa, this one comes out cleaner than 59% 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 October 10, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.