Gt's Fast Food is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 25, 2013. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Gt's Fast Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 25, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR REPAINT RAW WOOD/FRAME BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL OR REPAINT RAW WOOD/FRAME BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
🧫food prep surfaces dirty
Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INTERIOR SURFACES OF PREP COOLER WITH DRIED FOOD DEBRIS AND INTERIOR SURFACES OF (BOTTOM CABINET) FRYER WITH EXCESSIVE GREASE ACCUMULATION.
⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH DUST AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT ESPECIALLY UNDER AND AROUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.-------- MUST REPAIR BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA AND IN REAR.
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS WITH DUST AND DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT ESPECIALLY UNDER AND AROUND 3 COMPARTMENT SINK.-------- MUST REPAIR BROKEN AND MISSING FLOOR TILES IN FRONT PREP AREA AND IN REAR.
⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL WALL WITH OPENING IN FRONT PREP AREA (NEXT TO PREP TABLE).
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL WALL WITH OPENING IN FRONT PREP AREA (NEXT TO PREP TABLE).
🌡️thermometers missing
Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE MISSING LIGHT SHIELD ABOVE REAR AREA (ABOVE REACH-IN FREEZER).
⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.------MUST PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF HOT AND COLD HOLDING OF FOOD PRODUCTS.
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE AND ACCURATE INSIDE ALL COOLERS.------MUST PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF HOT AND COLD HOLDING OF FOOD PRODUCTS.
🧻grimy wiping cloths
Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES, REORGANIZE REAR AREA TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. USABLE ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
When was Gt's Fast Food last inspected?
Gt's Fast Food has 7 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2010.
date
result
score
December 24, 2013
closed by the city
April 25, 2013
Pass
October 30, 2012
Pass
August 16, 2011
Pass
July 28, 2011
Fail
February 2, 2010
Pass
January 19, 2010
Fail
Gt's Fast Food vs Albany Park
Albany Park runs 58% clean across 828 tracked restaurants — 478 clean, 149 mid, 198 cooked.
Against the 828 spots Cooked tracks in Albany Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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 25, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.