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Central Gyros
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 15, 2026
- address3127 N Central Ave, Chicago 60634
Is Central Gyros clean?
Central Gyros is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 15, 2026. 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 Central Gyros?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT HAND SINK LOCATED AT FRONT PREP LINE. MUST PROVIDE.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps offProper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED COOKED RICE AT IMPROPER HOT HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 120F LOCATED IN THE HOT HOLDING UNIT. ALSO OBSERVED COOKED SPINACH FETA PIE AT 121F AND COOKED POTATOES AT 100F. TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 135F OR ABOVE INSIDE OF A HOT HOLDING UNIT. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED. FOOD DISCARDED BY EMPLOYEE. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 30 LBS AT A COST OF $150.00.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TZATZIKI SAUCE AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE AT 54F INSIDE OF PREP COOLER LOCATED AT FRONT PREP LINE. ALSO OBSERVED SLICED TOMATOES AT 56F. TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW INSIDE OF A COLD HOLDING UNIT. FOOD DISCARDED BY EMPLOYEE. FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS AT A COST OF $20.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. SEE VIOLATION #21 FOR CITATION.
- ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED GREASE SPILLS ON FRONT OF OUTSIDE OIL CONTAINER BY THE DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • OBSERVED GREASE SPILLS ON FRONT OF OUTSIDE OIL CONTAINER BY THE DUMPSTER AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED GREASE AND FOOD SPILLS UNDER FRYERS AT FRONT PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CURRENT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CURRENT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES FOR EMPLOYEES.
When was Central Gyros last inspected?
Central Gyros has 29 inspections on record going back to May 5, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 16, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 29, 2024 | Fail | |
| December 13, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 6, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 21, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 9, 2021 | Pass | |
| June 22, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 17, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Central Gyros vs Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin runs 60% clean across 787 tracked restaurants — 470 clean, 175 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 787 spots Cooked tracks in Belmont Cragin, this one comes out cleaner than 24% 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 April 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.