Nikos' Gyros

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 27, 2012
• address8618 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60652

Is Nikos' Gyros clean?

Nikos' Gyros is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on July 27, 2012. 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 Nikos' Gyros?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 27, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. OBSERVED FOOD BASKETS AND FOOD TRAY'S NOT INVERTED AT THIS TIME MANAGER INVERTED FOOD TRAY'S DURING THE INSPECTION.
  Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles • Containers and utensils shall be inverted, covered, or otherwise protected from contamination until used. All single-service drinking straws and containers shall be discarded immediately after use. OBSERVED FOOD BASKETS AND FOOD TRAY'S NOT INVERTED AT THIS TIME MANAGER INVERTED FOOD TRAY'S DURING THE INSPECTION.
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.RUSTY STORAGE SHELF REAR BELOW PREP TABLES. NEED TO REMOVE RUST.MIKSSING FAN GUARD COVERS IN BOTH WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER NEED TO REPLACE.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair.RUSTY STORAGE SHELF REAR BELOW PREP TABLES. NEED TO REMOVE RUST.MIKSSING FAN GUARD COVERS IN BOTH WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER NEED TO REPLACE.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • All utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after each usage.NEED TO CLEAN FRONT GRILL AREA DRIP TRAY,HOOD.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.NEED TO REMOVE RUST FROM WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR, AND CLEAN FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE/PREP AREA.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair.NEED TO REMOVE RUST FROM WALK-IN COOLER FLOOR, AND CLEAN FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE/PREP AREA.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.NEED TO REMOVE DUST FROM CEILING VENTS,TILES IN FRONT PREP AND FRONT DINNING ROOM.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned.NEED TO REMOVE DUST FROM CEILING VENTS,TILES IN FRONT PREP AND FRONT DINNING ROOM.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • Shielding to protect against broken glass falling into food shall be provided for all artificial lighting sources in preparation, service, and display facilities.NEED TO CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS DUSTY, AND NEED TO INSTALL END CAPS FOR THE TWO LIGHTS OVER THE FRONT PREP AREA.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Ventilation: All plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc., must be adequately trapped, vented, and re-vented and properly connected to the sewer in accordance with the plumbing chapter of the Municipal Code of Chicago and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Health.3 COMP. COLD WATER HANDLE IN POOR REPAIR NEED TO REPLACE.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hairNEED TO PROVIDE HAIR NET/ BEARD NET FOR EMPLOYEES.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • All employees shall be required to use effective hair restraints to confine hairNEED TO PROVIDE HAIR NET/ BEARD NET FOR EMPLOYEES.

When was Nikos' Gyros last inspected?

Nikos' Gyros has 4 inspections on record going back to August 13, 2010.

Nikos' Gyros vs Ashburn

Ashburn runs 69% clean across 300 tracked restaurants — 207 clean, 45 mid, 46 cooked.

Against the 300 spots Cooked tracks in Ashburn, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 July 27, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.