Best Southside Gyro
240 E 35th St, Chicago, IL 60616 · Chinatown · Restaurant · Medium risk
Clean record — passed all 3 inspections
Last Inspected
2025-12-30
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 3 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-12-30
✓ No failures across all 3 inspections on record
⚠ Pest Activity issues found across 1 inspection
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Types of Issues Found
🐀 Pest Activity critical 1×
🧼 Employee Hygiene minor 1×
📋 Documentation & Training minor 1×
Inspection History
2 ▾
minor Sanitation
WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS ON SEVERAL PREP SURFACE AREAS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF EQUIPMENT & FOOD. MUST MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
OBSERVED VARIOUS FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS IN THE FREEZER. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO USE PROPER FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS AND CONTAINERS ONLY.
2024-04-10 Pass Complaint CRITICAL 5 ▾
critical Pest Activity
INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
OBSERVED A STICKY TRAP FILLED WITH DEAD BUGS BEHIND THE GREASE TRAP UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTURCTED TO REPLACE STICKY TRAP AND MAINTAIN.
minor Employee Hygiene
PERSONAL CLEANLINESS
OBSERVED FOOD HANDLERS NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS WHILE IN THE FOOD PREP AREA AND MAINTAIN.
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED DEBRIS AND FOOD ON THE FLOORS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT UNDER THE VENTILATION HOOD, UNDER THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK, AND ON THE SIDES AND BEHIND THE THREE DOOR COOLER IN THE REAR FOOD STORAGE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN MENTION...
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED BROKEN DOWN CARDBOARD BOXES BEING USED TO LINE THE SHELVING UNITS IN THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD BOXES AND MAINTAIN.
minor Documentation & Training
ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING
OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST TAKE FOOD HANDLER COURSE AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
1 ▾
minor Sanitation
PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DEBRIS ON WALLS IN WASHROOM AREA NEXT TO TOILET. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
Data sourced from Chicago Dept. of Public Health ·
Score calculated from inspection outcomes, violation severity & recency.
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