West Side Gyros

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🧼hand hygiene slippingcritical
  Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
  Inspector note: OBSERVED A FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEE HANDLE READY-TO-EAT FOODS SUCH AS LETTUCE, PICKLES, AND ONIONS WITH BARE HANDS WHILE ASSEMBLING A HAMBURGER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED THAT NO BARE HAND CONTACT IS ALLOWED WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS. MUST USE GLOVES, UTENSILS, DELI TISSUE, ETC. TO PREVENT BARE HAND CONTACT. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A.
  code 6Priority
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Official wording: Dish Machines: Provided With Accurate Thermometers, Chemical Test Kits And Suitable Gauge Cock
  Inspector note: NO CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS PROVIDED TO TEST THE SANITIZER CONCENTRATION AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE CHEMICAL TEST STRIPS FOR CHLORINE SANITIZER. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-030.
  code 22
• 🧪toxic chemicals mishandled
  Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1527310 OM 2/25/15 NOT CORRECTED: 33 - DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE 2 DOOR PREP COOLER AND GREASE ON THE INSIDE OF THE VENTILATION HOOD. 36 - END CAPS MISSING FROM THE LIGHT FIXTURES ON THE CEILING. MUST INSTALL. 45 - ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF FOOD HANDLER TRAINING. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
  code 29
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: DETAIL CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF THE MICROWAVE, DEEP FRYER AND PREP TABLES. CLEAN AND SANITIZE THE PROBE THERMOMETER TO TAKE FOOD TEMPERATURES.
  code 33
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE FOOD PREP AREA MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 42
• ⚠️Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON THE CUTTING BOARD ON TOP OF THE PREP COOLER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL WET WIPING CLOTHS IN SANITIZER BUCKET WHEN NOT IN USE.
  code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 25, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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