Windy City Gyros

November 3, 2011 · Fail

🪳cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings1

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: All cold food shall be stored at a temperature of 40F or less. MANAGER ON DUTY AND FOUND POTENTIALLY COOKED FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE.COOKED CHICKEN STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER AT TEMP OF 46.9F- 48.9F- 51.9F AND 52.OF.MANAGER STATED THAT FOOD WAS COOKED YESTERDAY NIGHT,HOWEVER NO TIME AND TEMPERATURE LOG PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION.ALSO FOUND SLICED CHEESE CAKE(6 COUNT) AT TEMP OF 45.3 TO 45.5F.STORED AT FRONT COOLER.ALSO FOUND COOKED RICE STORED IN STEAM TABLE AT TEMP OF 78F TO 90F.INFORMATION ON REHEATING PROCESS GIVEN.FOOD PRODUCTS DISCARDED AND DENATURED BY THE MANAGER.BOTH UNIT MAINTAINS TEMP OF 40F AND BELOW.POUNDS 48 VALUE 60.CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A) H000075228-17
code 3Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD(ICE) NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE.OBSERVED INTERIOR LID COVER FROM FRONT OF ICE MACHINE IN POOR REPAIR(BROKEN, MISSING PIECES AND EXPOSED INSULATION)ALSO INTERIOR METAL PANEL HAS A BUILD-UP OF RUST(WATER DRIPPING ON ICE CUBES),INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN IF POSSIBLE OR REPLACE IT.SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A) HOOOO75228-17
code 16
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: 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. MUST PROVIDE LABELS WITH INGREDIENT INFORMATION,EXP.DATE ETC. FOR EACH SLICE OF CAKE, FOR ALLERGY PURPOSE.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. BROKEN RUBBER GASKET WAS OBSERVED AT SMALL FRONT COOLER UNDER THE COUNTER TOP. ALSO THE MIDDLE WALK-IN COOLER DOOR MUST BE REPAIRED UNABLE TO CLOSE.MUST PAINT WITH NON-TOXIC PAINT ALL RUSTY SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLERS AND FREEZER.REMOVE ALL FILTHY CARDBOARDS USED FOR SHELF LINER,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND SURFACE WITH NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. CLEAN ALL SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES, ENCRUSTED WITH FOOD.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. RE GROUT FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINKS,WATER STANDING BETWEEN THE FLOOR TILES.ALL FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLERS AND FREEZERS ARE IN POOR REPAIR(BROKEN, RUSTY AND IS COVERED WITH DIRTY CARDBOARDS), INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE THEM (SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBER MATERIAL).KEEP FLOOR CLEAN THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,SPECIALLY ALONG BASEBOARD WALL AND CORNERS
code 34
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: 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. NEED TO CLEAN ALL VENT COVER THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES INCLUDED DINING AREA(EXCESS OF DUST BUILD-UP)
code 38
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. A STEM THERMOMETER IS NEEDED FOR THE CHEFS TO BE ABLE TO CHECK FOOD TEMPERATURE.
code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 3, 2010: 8 findings appeared for the first time.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Lake View

See every restaurant in Lake View →

About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.