The Original Nicks Gyros

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations3
• last inspectedSeptember 6, 2019 →
• address5238 N Nagle Ave, Chicago 60630

Is The Original Nicks Gyros clean?

The Original Nicks Gyros is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on October 22, 2020, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Pass w/ Conditions on September 6, 2019. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at The Original Nicks Gyros?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 6, 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
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container

When was The Original Nicks Gyros last inspected?

The Original Nicks Gyros has 13 inspections on record going back to May 20, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Original Nicks Gyros vs Jefferson Park

Jefferson Park runs 76% clean across 153 tracked restaurants — 116 clean, 29 mid, 8 cooked.

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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.

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Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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