Gourmet Gorilla

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 4, 2016
• address2939 W Grand Ave, Chicago 60622
• cuisineCatering

Is Gourmet Gorilla clean?

Gourmet Gorilla is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 4, 2016. 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 Gourmet Gorilla?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 4, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA NOT ACCESSIBLE IN FRONT OF IT PREP TABLE,CONTAINERS AND OTHER SERVING ITEMS,UNABLE TO WASH HANDS. FOUND NO PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT WASH BOWL INSIDE THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM AND STAFF LUNCH ROOM. ITEMS REMOVED IN FRONT OF EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA AND PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT SAID SINKS. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • WEST DOOR AT WALK-IN COOLER IS BROKEN INSTRUCTED TO RESEAL.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • WEST DOOR AT WALK-IN COOLER IS BROKEN INSTRUCTED TO RESEAL.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • DEBRIS INSIDE AND OUT OF UNUSED OVEN,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OR REMOVED SAID STOVE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS ABOVE AND UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH EXCESS DEBRIS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MISSING CEILING TILES WITH EXPOSED INSULATION ABOVE MEAT SLICER IN PRODUCE PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SAID CEILING TILE.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • WALLS ABOVE AND UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK WITH EXCESS DEBRIS,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MISSING CEILING TILES WITH EXPOSED INSULATION ABOVE MEAT SLICER IN PRODUCE PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE SAID CEILING TILE.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • BROKEN LIGHT SHIELD AT PRODUCE PREP AREA INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • LEAKING PIPE UNDER THE WASHBOWL INSIDE WOMEN'S WASHROOM,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR

When was Gourmet Gorilla last inspected?

Gourmet Gorilla has 4 inspections on record going back to August 6, 2015.

Gourmet Gorilla vs Humboldt Park

Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.

Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, 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 March 4, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.