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Big Mikes Gyros
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 12, 2016
- address7859 S State St, Chicago 60619
Is Big Mikes Gyros clean?
Big Mikes Gyros is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 12, 2016. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Big Mikes Gyros?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalFacilities To Maintain Proper Temperature • REFRIGERATED FOOD STORAGE FACILITIES AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED SMALL PREP COOLER AT 47.8 DEGREES F AND THE LARGE PREP COOLER AT 44.8 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN REFRIGERATED FOOD STORAGE FACILITIES AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalPotentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • NOTED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS OF HOTDOGS AT 48-53.7 DEGREES F,1LB OF ITALIAN SAUSAGE AT 49.2 DEGREES F, 1LB OF SLICED TOMATOES AT 47 DEGREES F, 1LB OF CHEESE AT 47 DEGREES AND 5LBS OF COOKED STEAK AT 51 DEGREES F. MUST MAINTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS AT 40 DEGREES F AND BELOW AND 140 DEGREES F AND ABOVE. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005A
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalSewage And Waste Water Disposal, No Back Siphonage, Cross Connection And/Or Back Flow • NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM ONE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND ONE IN THE DISHWASHING AREA WHEN WATER TURNED ON IN THE ONE COMPARTMENT, THREE COMPARTMENT AND REAR HAND SINK BASINS. ALSO, THE WATER DOES NOT PROPERLY DRAIN OUT AND DRAINS APPEAR TO BE CLOGGED. MUST REPAIR. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030
- 🧫food prep surfaces dirtyFood And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • MUST DETAIL CLEAN COOKING EQUIPMENT AND COOLERS. MUST ALSO CLEAN CUTTING BOARDS AT PREP COOLERS AS NEEDED. MUST ALSO CLEAN THE EXTERIOR OF LIGHT SHIELDS IN PREP AREA AND VENT COVERS IN WASHROOMS AND REMOVE DUST BUILD UP.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET AND IN RESTROOMS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE COOK LINE, UNDER SHELVING RACKS,UNDER COOLERS AND UNDER THE STEAM TABLE. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS IN THE MOP SINK CLOSET AND IN RESTROOMS. MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER THE COOK LINE, UNDER SHELVING RACKS,UNDER COOLERS AND UNDER THE STEAM TABLE. MUST REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS.
- ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SANITIZE FLOORS AS NEEDED IN THE PREP AND DISHWASHING AREA. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE DINING AREA AND WHERE NEEDED. DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS AS NEEDED IN PREP AND DISWASHING AREAS.Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • MUST SANITIZE FLOORS AS NEEDED IN THE PREP AND DISHWASHING AREA. REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE DINING AREA AND WHERE NEEDED. DETAIL CLEAN THE WALLS AS NEEDED IN PREP AND DISWASHING AREAS.
- 🌡️thermometers missingLighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • MUST REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE MENS WASHROOM.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • MUST REPAIR BROKEN STOPPERS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.
When was Big Mikes Gyros last inspected?
Big Mikes Gyros has 13 inspections on record going back to November 15, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| January 12, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| November 6, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2015 | Fail | |
| January 21, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 14, 2015 | Fail | |
| October 8, 2014 | Pass | |
| September 30, 2014 | Fail | |
| January 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 3, 2013 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| July 9, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2011 | Pass |
Big Mikes Gyros vs Chatham
Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 12, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.