Windy City Gyros

June 22, 2020 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings12
critical findings1

Failed findings

handwashing sink blocked or barecritical

Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
Inspector note: OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. OBSERVED BOXES AND BUCKETS IN FRONT OF HAND SINK AND PLASTIC CONTAINERS INSIDE SINK NO ACCESS FOR EMPLOYEES TO WASH THEIR HANDS. ITEMS WERE REMOVED DURING INSPECTION. MUST KEPT HAND WASHING SINK ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING DEVICES AT THE HAND WASHING SINK IN WOMEN'S WASHROOM. I PERSON IN CHARGE PROVIDED PAPER TOWELS DURING INSPECTION.MUST MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). NO CITATION ISSUED. • OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGNS OR POSTERS NEAR HAND WASHING SINK IN BOTH WASHROOMS. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 10Priority
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: INSIDE 2-DOOR FRONT PREP COOLER OBSERVED PREPARED AND READY TO EAT TCS FOODS SUCH AS COOKED CHICKEN AND COOKED BEEF NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS. FOUND NO DATES AT ALL. FOODS DISCARDED APPROXIMATELY 12 LBS VALUE OF 60 DOLLARS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
consumer advisory missing

Official wording: Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food
Inspector note: NO CONSUMER ADVISORY POSTED OR AVAILABLE ON THE MENU BOARD. MENU DOES NOT DISCLOSE AND INFORM CONSUMERS THE SPECIFIC MENU ITEMS THAT ARE RAW OR UNDER COOKED AND A POTENTIAL HAZARD OF CONSUMING SUCH FOOD. FOODS SUCH AS BURGERS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
code 25
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER.
code 37
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT IN FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON PREP COOLERS IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHES IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
code 41
In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored

Inspector note: OBSERVED ICE SCOOPS STORED INSIDE ICE MACHINE IN REAR FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOPS IN A CLEAN CONTAINER WHEN NOT IN USE TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 43
Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled

Inspector note: OBSERVED CLEAN POTS AND PANS STORED DIRECTLY NEXT TO, TOUCHING AND INSIDE THE UTILITY MOP SINK. MUST STORE CLEAN UTENSILS AND EQUIPMENT AWAY FROM THE UTILITY MOP SINK.
code 44
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS A LINER FOR SHELVING IN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE SURFACES.
code 49
Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned

Inspector note: NO COVERED WASTE RECEPTACLE PROVIDED IN THE WOMEN'S WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
code 53
Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GREASE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED FOUND TO HAVE GREASE ENCRUSTED ON TOP LIP LID, SIDES AND GROUND SURROUNDING CONTAINER. ALSO OBSERVED LITTER TRASH DEBRIS ON GROUND AROUND GREASE CONTAINER AND GARBAGE DUMPSTERS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN . OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA WAS CLEANED DURING INSPECTION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(B) NO CITATION ISSUED.
code 54
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: OBSERVED FLOORS UNDER THE TWO AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINKS WITH EXCESSIVE DIRT, FOOD DEBRIS AND POOLING LIQUID. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. PEELING PAINT FROM CEILING TILES ABOVE THE REAR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REMOVE/REPLACE
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on October 8, 2019: 10 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 5 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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