Gateway Newsstand is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 8, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation β the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked πͺ³.
What did inspectors find at Gateway Newsstand?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 8, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
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Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature β’ COOLER MAINTAINING IMPROPER TEMPERATURE AT 45F. NO POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND ON SITE AT THIS TIME. INSTRUCTED TO ADJUST TEMPERATURE TO MAINTAIN 40F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
β οΈtoxic items stored near food
No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors β’ INSTRUCTED TO RODENT PROOF FRONT DOOR AND SHUTTERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION. NO CIATION ISSUED.
β οΈFloors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DIRTY FLOORS IN DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used β’ The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. DIRTY FLOORS IN DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
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Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained β’ INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION FOR BOTH STAFF TOILET ROOMS OR PROVIDE PROOF OF EXISTANCE(PROVIDE LADDER). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE UTILITY MOP SINK WITH PROPER BACK FLOW DEVICE OR PROVIDE ACCESS TO EXISTING SINK UPON REINSPECTION.
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Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored β’ FOUND CLUTTERED DRY STORAGE AREA CLOSET. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND ORGANIZE DRY STORAGE ROOM.
When was Gateway Newsstand last inspected?
Gateway Newsstand has 2 inspections on record going back to October 8, 2010.
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 β 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 βpriorityβ 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 β this listing's most recent inspection is dated August 8, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.