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Lyra

October 22, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

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Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AT THE BARBACK FOOD PREP AREA WHERE FRUITS ARE SLICED AND DEHYDRATED AND WHERE SYRUPS ARE MIXED AND COOKED. EQUIPMENT IN THIS AREA INCLUDES A PREP TABLE, SLICER, INDUCTION PLATE AND A FOOD DEHYDRATOR. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL OF THE FOOD PREP EQUIPMENT FROM THIS AREA AND RELOCATE IT WHERE THERE IS AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK OR INSTALL AN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN THIS AREA. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK LOCATED INSIDE OF THE BUTCHER WALK-IN COOLER WHERE FOOD WAS BEING PREPARED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE PAPER TOWELS AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). SEE VIOLATION #10 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
code 10Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
Inspector note: OBSERVED THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DISH WASHING MACHINE IN THE DISHWASHING AREA WITH A FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE OF 140F ACCORDING TO THE FINAL RINSE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND A SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF 155F ACCORDING TO THE IRREVERSIBLE REGISTERING TEMPERATURE INDICATOR PLACED INSIDE OF THE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR THE DISHWASHING MACHINE SO THAT A FINAL RINSE OF 180F AND ABOVE IS REACHED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-025. CITATION ISSUED.
code 16
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Compliance With Variance/Specialized Process/Haccp
Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON THE PREMISES FOR REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING. PREMISES HAS A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND VACUUM PACKAGED BEEF CHEEK IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN MUST BE IN PLACE BEFORE VACUUM PACKAGING ANY TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 29
Variance Obtained For Specialized Processing Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED NO CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN ON THE PREMISES FOR REDUCED OXYGEN PACKAGING. PREMISES HAS A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND VACUUM PACKAGED BEEF CHEEK IN THE WALK-IN FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT A CDPH APPROVED HACCP PLAN MUST BE IN PLACE BEFORE VACUUM PACKAGING ANY TCS FOODS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #29 ABOVE FOR CITATION.
code 32
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROX. 15 LIVE SMALL FLYING INSECTS IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA ON THE WALLS AND CEILING, OUTSIDE OF THE WASHROOMS AND ALSO FLYING AROUND BEHIND THE BAR AND ON THE SHELVES ABOVE THE BAR. ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE THE PEST ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
code 38
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: REGROUT THE FLOOR TILES IN THE DISHWASHING AREA WHERE NEEDED TO ELIMINATE STANDING WATER BETWEEN THE TILES.
code 55

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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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.