Gertie's Ice Cream/Lindy's Chili

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedDecember 12, 2025
• address7600 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago 60652

Is Gertie's Ice Cream/Lindy's Chili clean?

Gertie's Ice Cream/Lindy's Chili is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on December 12, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Gertie's Ice Cream/Lindy's Chili?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED ABOUT A 1/4 INCH GAP UNDER THE REAR EXIT DOOR AND OBSERVED A OPENING AT THE DOOR KNOB BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR/SEAL AND MAINTAIN AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND OR INSECT ACTIVITY.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED THE SHELVING IN THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED THE SHELVING AND THE FAN GUARD IN THE REAR WALK IN COOLING UNIT IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND UNDER THE FLAT TOP. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THE FLOORS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEED OF A DETAIL CLEANING UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT AND SHELVING...THE REAR STORAGE AREAS...THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND ICE MACHINE AREA...THE FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA UNDER AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE ON SITE FOR ANTONIO ORTEGA. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE ON SITE.

When was Gertie's Ice Cream/Lindy's Chili last inspected?

Gertie's Ice Cream/Lindy's Chili has 24 inspections on record going back to March 18, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Gertie's Ice Cream/Lindy's Chili vs Ashburn

Ashburn runs 69% clean across 300 tracked restaurants — 207 clean, 45 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 300 spots Cooked tracks in Ashburn, this one comes out cleaner than 33% 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 December 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.