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 currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 6, 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 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 • FOUND NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER EQUIPPED WITH HAND SOAP AND HAND DRYING DEVICE OR PAPER TOWEL ADJACENT TO REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING SIGNAGE AT ALL HANDSINKS
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL AND DATE READY TO EAT TCS FOODS HELD OVER 24 HOURS INSIDE COOLERS. MUST IDENTIFY PRODUCT SHELF LIFE OR "CONSUME BY" DATING (7 DAYS FROM PREPARATION DATE). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • FOUND NO CONSUMER ADVISORY OR DISCLOSURE POSTED AND ON MENUS FOR RAW/UNDERCOOKED FOODS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Thermometers Provided & Accurate • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE THERMOMETER VISIBLE INSIDE PREP COOLER IN FRONT PREP AREA • INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE METAL STEM THERMOMETER FOR TAKING INTERNAL TEMPERATURE FOR HOT AND COLD HOLDING OF FOOD PRODUCTS.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS IDENTIFIED WITH COMMON NAME (EG FLOUR, SALT, SUGAR ETC).
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • WIPING CLOTHS MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN STORAGE SHELVES/RACKS WITH MOLD LIKE BUILD-UP AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR STRIPPED FAUCET (HOT) HANDLE (RIGHT SIDE) OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR STRIPPED FAUCET (HOT) HANDLE (RIGHT SIDE) OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IN REAR PREP AREA.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR SIDES OF ICE MACHINE AND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN CEILING, WALLS AND CONDENSER FAN COVER WITH DUST ACCUMULATION INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN WALLS AND CEILING WITH DUST AND GREASE ACCUMULATION ABOVE REAR PREP/DISH WASHING AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED IN REAR STORAGE AREA AND ON TOP OF WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • FOUND NO APPROVED ALLERGEN TRAINING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA 100-0367 ON SITE. INSTRUCTED ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING.

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 69% clean across 272 tracked restaurants — 188 clean, 47 mid, 37 cooked.

Against the 272 spots Cooked tracks in Jefferson Park, this one comes out cleaner than 14% of them.

Other spots in Jefferson Park

• ✓ Yellow Rose Cafe
  clean · February 28, 2025
• ✓ Mr V's Carryout
  clean · April 10, 2025
• ? El Mark Foods
  cooked · January 14, 2013
• ✓! 7-Eleven
  mid · June 5, 2019
• ? 7-Eleven
  cooked · June 11, 2019
• ✓! Creative Citgo
  mid · June 26, 2020

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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 September 6, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.