Lindy's And Gertie's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedMarch 29, 2019
• address3685 S Archer Ave, Chicago 60609

Is Lindy's And Gertie's clean?

Lindy's And Gertie's is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 29, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Lindy's And Gertie's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 29, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-010.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO VOMIT OR DIARRHEA PROCEDURE ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT HAND WASH SINK IN FRONT PREP ICE CREAM AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(c)
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE WITH A PINK SLIMY SUBSTANCE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE AND MAINTAIN
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • VARIETY OF FOODS NOT PROPERLY LABELED (RAW BEEF AND CHICKEN, SOUR CREAM, ETC.) STORED INSIDE THE WALK IN AND FRONT PREP COOLER. FOOD PREPARED AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS SHALL BE PROPERLY LABELED TO INDICATE THE DAY OR DATE IN WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE DISCARDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • NOTED ESTABLISHMENT SERVING UNDERCOOKED FOOD ITEMS WITH NO CONSUMER ADVISORY, DISCLOSURE OR REMINDERS TO THE CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE A CONSUMER ADVISORY ON THE MENU WITH A DISCLOSURE NOTICE AND REMINDER STATEMENT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION #7-38-005.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED WHITE CONTAINERS WITH FOOD BEING STORED WITHOUT LABELS OF IDENTIFICATION NAME. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • NO BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE UTILITY SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • All certified food service sanitation managers employed by a restaurant must receive or obtain training in basic allergen awareness principles within 30 days after employment and every 3 years thereafter. Training programs must be accredited by the American National Standards Institute or another reputable accreditation agency under the ASTM International E2659-09 (Standard Practice for Certificate Programs).

When was Lindy's And Gertie's last inspected?

Lindy's And Gertie's has 3 inspections on record going back to January 18, 2018.

Lindy's And Gertie's vs Mckinley Park

Mckinley Park runs 68% clean across 229 tracked restaurants — 154 clean, 39 mid, 35 cooked.

Against the 229 spots Cooked tracks in Mckinley Park, this one comes out cleaner than 15% of them.

Other spots in Mckinley Park

• ✓ La Palapa
  clean · September 9, 2021
• ✓ La Palapa
  clean · September 9, 2021
• ✓ Lindy's And Gertie's
  clean · January 18, 2018
• ✓ T-Opera Cafe
  clean · December 14, 2017
• ✓ Abarrotes Lupita, Inc.
  clean · December 19, 2017
• ✓ Huizar Grocery, Inc
  clean · February 22, 2018

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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 29, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.