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Hellas Gyros

April 24, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: FOUND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE. FOUND GYRO MEAT(CONE)PLACED ON THE BROILER SPIT AT TEMP OF 84.7F,92.1F, AND 104F. BROILER SPIT WAS TURNED OFF. INTERMITTENT COOKING IS NOT ALLOWED. ONCE THE MEAT ROLL IS PLACED ON THE BROILER SPIT, COOKING MUST BE CONTINUOUS WITH THE OUTSIDE LAYER CUT OFF WHEN COOKING IS COMPLETE. FOOD DISCARDED AND DENATURED. POUNDS 15, VALUE $71.47. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. FOUND INTERIOR OF ICE BIN WITH BLACK SLIME DRIPPING ON ICE CUBES THAT ARE USED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE UNIT.SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A) HOOOO78530-16
code 16
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED A 6 BURNER STOVE IN REAR KITCHEN NOT INSTALLED UNDER THE VENTILATION/ HOOD, INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE VENTILATION/HOOD OR REMOVE UNIT.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT INCLUDED BOTTOM PART OF DEEP FRYER. CLEAN AND ORGANIZE ALL SHELVES BEHIND FRONT COUNTER.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: CLEAN FLOOR THROUGHOUT THE FRONT PREP AREA, GREASE DEBRI.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR MAIN KITCHEN.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 4, 2011: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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