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Big Boy Gyros
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 16, 2026
- address3541 N Western Ave, Chicago 60618
Is Big Boy Gyros clean?
Big Boy Gyros is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Big Boy Gyros?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DIRT AND DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND BEHIND ALL REFRIGERATION UNITS IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ICE BUILD UP INSIDE CHEST FREEZERS IN REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REMOVE ICE AND CLEAN INTERIOR SURFACES.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCED TO INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM DOOR. INSTRUCED TO INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON WASHROOM DOOR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
When was Big Boy Gyros last inspected?
Big Boy Gyros has 20 inspections on record going back to January 28, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 16, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 15, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 7, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 14, 2020 | Pass | |
| May 17, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 7, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 26, 2017 | Pass | |
| April 20, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 6, 2016 | Pass |
Big Boy Gyros vs North Center
North Center runs 68% clean across 976 tracked restaurants — 657 clean, 151 mid, 163 cooked.
Against the 976 spots Cooked tracks in North Center, this one comes out cleaner than 36% 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 January 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.