BEST SOUTHSIDE GYRO.

Chicago Health Dept

240 E 35TH ST · CHINATOWN, CHICAGO

Passed most recent inspection (Dec 2025).

3 inspections on record since 2023 · Last inspected Dec 2025.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

DEC 2025

INSPECTION HISTORY

DEC 30

2025

PASS 2 violations

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.

APR 10

2024

PASS 5 violations 1 CRITICAL

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 MENTIONED FLOORS.

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.

OCT 17

2023

PASS 1 violation

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.

Public inspection records from Chicago Department of Public Health. Records current as of 2026-07-05. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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