2001 Gas Central is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 29, 2014. 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 2001 Gas Central?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 29, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR LOOSE GASKETS AT THE BOTTOM PORTION OF DOORS #3 AND #4 AT THE WALK-IN COOLER FRONT REACH-IN DOORS FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR LOOSE GASKETS AT THE BOTTOM PORTION OF DOORS #3 AND #4 AT THE WALK-IN COOLER FRONT REACH-IN DOORS FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
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Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION FROM THE SHELVING RACKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STORE. ALSO MUST DETAIL CLEAN SHEVLING RACKS INSIDE ALL COOLERS HOLDING SODAS AND JUICES TO REMOVE BLACKISH GRIME ACCUMULATION.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FLOORS AT THE FRONT PART OF THE STORE UNDER THE WINDOW SILLS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION AND DEAD INSECTS. DO SAME AS ABOVE IN THE RESTROOM FLOOR AND THE REAR STORAGE ROOM.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE FLOORS AT THE FRONT PART OF THE STORE UNDER THE WINDOW SILLS TO REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST ACCUMULATION AND DEAD INSECTS. DO SAME AS ABOVE IN THE RESTROOM FLOOR AND THE REAR STORAGE ROOM.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND REPAINT WALLS IN THE RESTROOM AROUND THE HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPLACE WATER DAMAGED WATER CEILING TILES AND MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE SPACE IN FRONT OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM AREA.
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND REPAINT WALLS IN THE RESTROOM AROUND THE HAND WASHING SINK. MUST REPLACE WATER DAMAGED WATER CEILING TILES AND MISSING CEILING TILES IN THE SPACE IN FRONT OF THE WALK-IN COOLER AND IN THE REAR STORAGE ROOM AREA.
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Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • MUST DECLUTTER AND BETTER ORGANIZE REAR STORAGE ROOM AREA. ALL ITEMS MUST BE ELEVATED 6 INCHES OF THE FLOOR AT ALL TIMES TO PREVENT PEST HARBOURAGE. • MUST BETTER ORGANIZE AND DECLUTTER THE FRONT SMALL OFFICE AREA TO PREVENT PEST BREEDING.
When was 2001 Gas Central last inspected?
2001 Gas Central has 2 inspections on record going back to September 29, 2014.
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 September 29, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.