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West Side Gyros
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 13, 2022
- address754 S Western Ave, Chicago 60612
Is West Side Gyros clean?
West Side Gyros is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 13, 2022. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at West Side Gyros?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 13, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO SIGNED EMPLOYEES HEALTH POLICIES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIROITY FOUNDATION 7-38-010) CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • NO WRITTEN CLEAN UP PROCEDURE AND NECESSARY ITEMS OUTLINED IN POLICY ON SITE TO RESPOND TO VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS THAT CAN OCCUR IN THE ESTABLISHMENT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TCS FOOD (CHICKEN) INSIDE CONTAINER HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE OF 51.0F IN FRONT PREP AREA AND CHICKEN IN REAR AREA AT 50.1F. ALL COLD FOODS MUST BE HELD AT 41F OR BELOW. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD 4 POUNDS OF CHICKEN AT A COST OF $12. PRIORITY. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKET ON STAND UP FREEZER IN REAR AREA, RUSTED SHELVES INSIDE WALK IN COOLER, AND STAINED CUTTING BOARD IN PREP AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was West Side Gyros last inspected?
West Side Gyros has 14 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 19, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 11, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 21, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 25, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 14, 2019 | Fail | |
| May 11, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 30, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 5, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 8, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 30, 2015 | Fail |
West Side Gyros vs East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park runs 66% clean across 510 tracked restaurants — 336 clean, 87 mid, 85 cooked.
Against the 510 spots Cooked tracks in East Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 January 13, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.