New Star Gyros

• resultFail
• critical violations5
• last inspectedMay 4, 2023
• address5952 W Roosevelt Rd, Chicago 60644

Is New Star Gyros clean?

New Star Gyros is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 4, 2023. Inspectors wrote up 5 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at New Star Gyros?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 4, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📋certified manager paperwork missingcritical
  City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED/SERVED (SUCH AS CHICKEN). INSTRUCTED MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE AT ALL TIMES WHEN TCS FOODS ARE BEING PREPPED/SERVED. INSTRUCTED MUST POST A VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER CERTIFICATION IN PLAIN VIEW OF CUSTOMERS AT ALL TIMES.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO VERIFIABLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. LEFT TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF VERIFIABLE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED INCOMPLETE VOMIT AND DIARRHEA CLEAN UP KIT/PROCEDURE ON SITE. KIT ONLY HAD RED DISPOSAL BAG AND BANDAGES. MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN PROCEDURE FOR THE CLEAN UP OF VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS, AND CORRESPONDING EQUIPMENT OUTLINE IN PROCEDURE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005.
• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER TOUCH READY-TO- EAT FOOD BREAD WITH BARE HANDS AND FRIED CHICKEN IN KITCHEN AT FOOD LINE. FOOD EMPLOYEES’ MAY NOT CONTACT EXPOSED, READY-TO-EAT FOOD WITH THEIR BARE HANDS. MUST USE SUITABLE UTENSILS SUCH AS DELI TISSUE, SPATULAS, TONGS, SINGLE-USE GLOVES, OR DISPENSING EQUIPMENT. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • OBSERVED EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN PREP/DISH AREA RENDERED INACCESSIBLE BY WIRES BEING PLACED INSIDE IT. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HAND SOAP AVAILABLE AT HANDSINK IN PREP/DISWASHING AREA. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HANDSOAP AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030 (C) CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE • OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWELS AT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK IN PREP/DISH AREA. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN PAPER TOWELS AT ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION COMBINED WITH ABOVE VIOLATION. • OBSERVED NO HOT RUNNING WATER AT REAR EMPLOYEE BATHROOM HANDWASHING SINKS. TEMPERATURE OF WATER WAS 45.5F AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO HAVE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 100F AT ALL HAND WASH SINKS. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-030(C)
• ⚠️Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED TRACKING POWDER PESTICIDE USED THROUGHOUT FACILITY AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY CAN NOT USED TRACKING POWDER AS A FORM OF PEST COTROL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-015. CITATION ISSUED
  Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, & Used • OBSERVED TRACKING POWDER PESTICIDE USED THROUGHOUT FACILITY AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED FACILITY CAN NOT USED TRACKING POWDER AS A FORM OF PEST COTROL. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-015. CITATION ISSUED
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • OBSERVED FLOUR OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES WITH COMMON NAME THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present • OBSERVED 20-30 DEAD ROACHES THROUGH OUT FACILITY. MUST REMOVE AND CLEAN • OBSERVED NO CURRENT PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK FOR 2023. LAST PEST CONTROL LOGBOOK WAS DONE IN 2019. MUST PROVIDE CONTRACT, LOGBOOK AND RECENT PEST CONTROL SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(C) • OBSERVED INADEQUATE INSECTS CONTROL, FOUND ABOUT 20-30 LIVE FRUIT FLIES SCATTERED THROUGH OUT REAR PREP AREA, 5 LIVE ROACHES AND ABOUT 15-20 RODENT DROPPING THROUGHOUT. INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE INSECTS ACTIVITY IN ALL AFFECTED AREAS, PEST CONTROL SERVICE IS RECOMMENDED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A)
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
  Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR THROUGHOUT FACILITY. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD.
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT WHILE PREPARING FOOD.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO STORE IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS A MEANS OF REPAIR IN AND ON FREEZERS. THE SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE • OBSERVED TORN GASKET IN THE FREEZER BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARD ON MAIN COOK LINE COVERED WITH DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE SURFACES. • OBSERVED CARD BOARD LINING FLOOR IN FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL AS A MEANS OF BEING ABLE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AND TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INSECT HARBORING • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF THE DEEP FRYER OIL FILTERING UNIT WITH A BUILD UP OF GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED ACCUMULATED GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, PREP TABLES, COOLERS, FREEZERS, SHELVING UNITS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED THE SIDES OF ALL THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND NON COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT, DUST, GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL. • OBSERVED THE INSIDE OF ALL OF THE REACH IN COOLERS WITH A BUILD UP OF DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON THE BOTTOM AND ON THE SHELVES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED GREASE TRAP AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE LEAKING AND CAUSING WASTE WATER TO DRAIN ONTO FOOD PREP AREA FLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED GREASE TRAP AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK TO BE LEAKING AND CAUSING WASTE WATER TO DRAIN ONTO FOOD PREP AREA FLOOR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY #7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO TOILET TISSUE AVAILABLE IN THE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • OBSERVED NO TOILET TISSUE AVAILABLE IN THE EMPLOYEES WASHROOM AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE A RECORD OF ANY CONTRACT OR A COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER WITH A WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANY. OBSERVED NO DUMSPTER FOR FACILITY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF A CONTRACT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (B) CITATION ISSUED
  Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained • FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE A RECORD OF ANY CONTRACT OR A COMMERCIAL DUMPSTER WITH A WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANY. OBSERVED NO DUMSPTER FOR FACILITY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE PROOF OF A CONTRACT. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020 (B) CITATION ISSUED
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF CLUTTER OF EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ITEMS ON SHELVING AND FLOORS IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA AND REAR STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ANY AND ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING POSSIBLE PEST AND INSECT HARBORING. • OBSERVED A BUILD UP OF DIRT, GREASE AND FOOD SPLATTER ON THE FLOORS AND WALLS IN THE FRONT FRONT FOOD SERVICE AREA AND THE REAR DISH WASHING AND STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL AREAS. • FLOORS NEED DETAIL CLEANING THROUGH OUT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS. • OBSERVED MATTRESS, BLANKETS, STOVE AND OTHER PRIVATE HOME ITEMS ON THE REAR PREP AREA. ACCORDING TO OWNER HE STAYS ON SITE MOST TIMES. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE THE GREASE AND DEBRIS • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHTS BULB IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED NO LIGHTING UNDER THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN GOOD LIGHTING.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST DETAIL CLEAN THE HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE THE COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE THE GREASE AND DEBRIS • OBSERVED BURNT OUT LIGHTS BULB IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED NO LIGHTING UNDER THE HOOD VENTILATION SYSTEM. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN GOOD LIGHTING.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED 1 EMPLOYEES WORKING WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE DUE TO THE ONE ON SITE BEING EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED 1 EMPLOYEES WORKING WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE DUE TO THE ONE ON SITE BEING EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED ALL EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS THEREOF ON SITE AT ALL TIMES

When was New Star Gyros last inspected?

New Star Gyros has 7 inspections on record going back to March 29, 2019.

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Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 May 4, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.