Hyde Park Gyros

Chicago Health Dept

1368 E 53RD ST · HYDE PARK, CHICAGO

Last inspected 2013.

11 inspections on record since 2010 · Last inspected May 2013.

Last inspected May 2013. Records may not reflect current conditions.

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INSPECTIONS

VIOLATIONS

total on record

LAST INSPECTED

MAY 2013

Inspection history

MAY 20

2013

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 9 violations

Serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CHICAGO FOOD SANITATION MANAGER ON DUTY OR CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN COOKED ITALIAN BEEF 183.6F PREPARED AND SERVED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO APPLY FOR RECIPROCITY CERTIFICATE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. REMOVE RUST AND PAINT GREASE TRAP.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT, FRYERS, SHELVES UNDER FRONT COUNTER, SLICER, COOLERS, FREEZERS.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

ELEVATE ALL STOCK OFF FLOOR.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

REPAIR WALL IN REAR WASHROOM. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. REPAIR CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA NEAR LIGHT FIXTURE. REPAIR WALLS BEHIND CHEST FREEZERS IN REAR.

Minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

REPLACE DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR PREP AREA.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

REPAIR LEAKING FAUCETS ON 3-COMPARTMENT SINK AND WASHBOWL IN STAFF WASHROOM.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION. PROPERLY STORE ICE SCOOP HANDLE UP OR IN SANITARY CONTAINER.

MAR 15

2012

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 8 violations

Serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO VALID CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY NOR CERTIFICATE POSTED WHEN CHILI 165.5F AND COOKED TO ORDER FOOD PREPARED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN SHAKE MIXER, FRYERS, GRILL, SHELVES, CABINETS, SLICER, COOLERS, FREEZERS.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS. REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR TILES IN ALL AREAS.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

REPAIR WALL IN STAFF WASHROOM. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. CLEAN AND PAINT WALLS IN REAR. REPAIR CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMP SINK AND UTILITY SINK.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

MAR 8

2012

FAIL 10 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

HANDS WASHED AND CLEANED, GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES; NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY-TO-EAT FOODS.

OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TALKING ON PHONE, HANDLING MONEY, TOUCHING PIZZA PUFF WITH BARE HANDS AND PLACING PIZZA PUFF IN FRYER WITHOUT WASHING HANDS BETWEEN TASKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY WASH HANDS BETWEEN TASKS. NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT REAR EXPOSED SINK. MUST PROVIDE FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-010A CITATION ISSUED.

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

OBSERVED 15-20 MICE DROPPINGS UNDER FRONT COUNTER ON SODA DISPENSER SHELVES, 6 MICE DROPPINGS INSIDE CABINETS UNDER GRILL, 5 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR NEAR CUSTOMER WASHROOM INSIDE CLOSET, 3 MICE DROPPINGS INSIDE CABINET UNDER SINK IN WASHROOM. CALL AN EXTERMINATOR FOR SERVICE, CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020 CITATION ISSUED.

Serious Documentation & Training

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO VALID CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY NOR CERTIFICATE POSTED. MUST PROVIDE VALID CERTIFICATE OR CURRENT PROOF OF ENROLLMENT. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012 CITATION ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

CLEAN SHAKE MIXER, FRYERS, GRILL, SHELVES, CABINETS, SLICER, COOLERS, FREEZERS.

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

CLEAN FLOORS UNDER ALL EQUIPMENT ALONG WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

REPAIR WALL IN STAFF WASHROOM. REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES. CLEAN AND PAINT WALLS IN REAR. REPAIR CEILING IN REAR PREP AREA.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

REPAIR LEAKING FAUCET ON 3-COMP SINK AND UTILITY SINK.

Minor Other

REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS

PROVIDE THERMOMETERS IN ALL COOLERS.

Minor Employee Hygiene

APPROPRIATE METHOD OF HANDLING OF FOOD (ICE) HAIR RESTRAINTS AND CLEAN APPAREL WORN

ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

STORE WASH CLOTHS IN SANITIZING SOLUTION.

MAR 25

2011

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 9 violations

Serious Other

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS PREPARED AND SERVED IE. GYROS, BURGERS, BEEF. ALSO, NO VALID PROOF OF ENROLLMENT AVAILABLE ON SITE FOR FOOD HANDLERS WORKING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SAME. SERIOUS 7-38-012 ISSUED.

Serious Facility Condition

TOXIC ITEMS PROPERLY STORED, LABELED AND USED

Only such poisonous and toxic materials as are required to maintain sanitary conditions may be used in food establishments and they shall not be used in any hazardous manner. FOUND OPEN BAIT GREEN POISON SPILLED ON FLOOR IN REAR PREP AREA IN BASEMENT BEHIND CHEST FREEZER AND PREP RACKS. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE BAIT/POISON IN ENCLOSED BAIT BOX AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER REMOVED OPEN BAIT FROM SAID AREAS AT THIS TIME. SERIOUS 7-38-005(A) ISSUED.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPLACE PEELING SHELVING RACKS IN REACH IN COOLERS WHERE NEEDED. MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP IN REACH IN FREEZERS WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

MUST DETAIL CLEAN COOKING EQUIPMENT,PREP TABLES AND COOLERS AND REMOVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS. MUST ALSO CLEAN INTERIOR TOP PANEL OF ICE MACHINE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR OF OUTSIDE GREASE RECEPTACLE

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND COOK LINE AND REMOVE GREASE.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. DETAIL CLEAN CEILING OVER BASEMENT PREP AREA AND REMOVE FOOD SPILLS. MUST REPAIR ALL WATER DAMAGED,PEELING AND BUBBLING WALL PAINT IN BASEMENT WASHROOM, ABOVE MOP SINK, AND BEHIND REACH IN FREEZERS ALONG SOUTH BASEMENT WALL.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MUST REPAIR BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT BASEMENT WASHROOM DOOR.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

INCREASE WATER PRESSURE AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN KITCHEN. REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AND SLOW DRAIN AT 3 COMP SINK.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

Between uses and during storage ice dispensing utensils and ice receptacles shall be stored in a way that protects them from contamination. MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSIL AT FRONT ICE CHEST.

MAR 11

2011

FAIL 10 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENTS AND INSECTS ON SITE. FOUND APPROXIMATELY 15 RAT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN PREP AREA BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT,ON SHELF UNDER PREP COOLER,IN PREP COOLER MOTOR HOUSING,IN BASEMENT CORNERS BEHIND REACH IN FREEZER AND BEHIND ICE MACHINE. ALSO NOTED APPROXIMATELY 10 MICE DROPPINGS IN STORAGE AREA/OFFICE AND IN HALLWAY CLOSET. ALSO FOUND 5 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN BASEMENT PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND IN DINING AREA. MUST REMOVE INSECTS AND DROPPINGS,SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020

Serious Other

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. ALSO, NO VALID PROOF OF ENROLLMENT AVAILABLE. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012. (GYROS,ETC)

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPLACE PEELING SHELVING RACKS IN REACH IN COOLERS WHERE NEEDED. MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP IN REACH IN FREEZERS WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND COOK LINE AND REMOVE GREASE.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

MUST REPLACE ALL STAINED CEILING TILES OVER 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA AND DETAIL CLEAN CEILING OVER BASEMENT PREP AREA AND REMOVE FOOD SPILLS. MUST REPAIR ALL WATER DAMAGED,PEELING AND BUBBLING WALL PAINT IN BASEMENT WASHROOM, ABOVE MOP SINK AND BEHIND REACH IN FREEZERS ALONG SOUTH BASEMENT WALL.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MUST REPAIR BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT BASEMENT WASHROOM DOOR.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION OVER RESIDENTIAL STOVE IN BASEMENT. VENTILATION MUST BE INSTALLED DUCT TO ROOF OR STOVE REMOVED.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

INCREASE WATER PRESSURE AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN KITCHEN. REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AND SLOW DRAIN AT 3 COMP SINK.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSIL AT FRONT ICE CHEST.

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FEB 7

2011

PASS 8 violations

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPLACE PEELING SHELVING RACKS IN REACH IN COOLERS WHERE NEEDED. MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP IN REACH IN FREEZERS WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND COOK LINE AND REMOVE GREASE.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MUST REPAIR BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT BASEMENT WASHROOM DOOR.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION OVER RESIDENTIAL STOVE IN BASEMENT. VENTILATION MUST BE INSTALLED DUCT TO ROOF OR STOVE REMOVED.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

INCREASE WATER PRESSURE AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN KITCHEN. REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AND SLOW DRAIN AT 3 COMP SINK.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSIL AT FRONT ICE CHEST.

JAN 26

2011

PASS W/ CONDITIONS 10 violations

Serious Other

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST PROVIDE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-012. (BEEF,ETC)

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPLACE PEELING SHELVING RACKS IN REACH IN COOLERS WHERE NEEDED. MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP IN REACH IN FREEZERS WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND COOK LINE AND REMOVE GREASE.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MUST REPAIR BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT BASEMENT WASHROOM DOOR.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

INCREASE WATER PRESSURE AT EXPOSED HANDSINK IN KITCHEN.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

REPAIR LEAKY FAUCET AND SLOW DRAIN AT 3 COMP SINK.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION OVER RESIDENTIAL STOVE IN BASEMENT. VENTILATION MUST BE INSTALLED DUCT TO ROOF OR STOVE REMOVED.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSIL AT FRONT ICE CHEST.

JAN 19

2011

FAIL 11 violations 2 CRITICAL

Critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE NUMBER, CONVENIENT, ACCESSIBLE, DESIGNED, AND MAINTAINED

FOUND HAND WASHING FACILITIES NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED. FOUND HOT WATER SOURCE AT EXPOSED HAND BOWL IN BASEMENT PREP AREA TURNED OFF DUE TO LEAKY PIPES UNDER SINK. ONCE HOT WATER SOURCE TURNED ON,OBSERVED WATER LEAKING PROFUSELY ONTO FLOOR. ALSO, FOUND NO SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AT EXPOSED HAND BOWL IN BASEMENT PREP AREA AND AT WASHBOWL IN BASEMENT WASHROOM. MUST REPAIR SINK AND PROVIDE SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICE AT HAND WASHING FACILITIES WHERE MISSING. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-030.

Critical Pest Activity

NO EVIDENCE OF RODENT OR INSECT OUTER OPENINGS PROTECTED/RODENT PROOFED, A WRITTEN LOG SHALL BE MAINTAINED AVAILABLE TO THE INSPECTORS

FOUND EVIDENCE OF RODENTS ON SITE AND NO COMPLETE PEST CONTROL LOG BOOK AVAILABLE DURING INSPECTION. NOTED APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MICE DROPPINGS AND 15-20 RAT DROPPINGS SCATTERED IN THE OFFICE/CHEMICAL STORAGE AREA,UNDER UNUSED SOFT SERVE MACHINE,IN MOTOR HOUSING OF PREP COOLER IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA,NEXT TO SIDE EXIT DOOR,IN 1ST FLOOR STORAGE CLOSET UNDER BASEBOARD,IN 1ST FLOOR WASHROOM UNDER WASHBOWL,IN BASEMENT PREP AND STORAGE AREAS UNDER PREP AND STORAGE TABLES,BEHIND AND ALONG SIDE REACH IN FREEZERS AND THROUGHOUT. MUST REMOVE DROPPINGS SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE AREAS. ALSO, NO COMPLETE WRITTEN LOG BOOK AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. MUST PROVIDE. ALSO OBSERVED OPEN BAIT ON FLOOR NEXT TO REACH IN FREEZER IN BASEMENT. MUST PROPERLY APPLY PESTICIDES. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-38-020.

Serious Plumbing & Waste

DISH WASHING FACILITIES: PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, MAINTAINED, INSTALLED, LOCATED AND OPERATED

FOUND DISH WASHING FACILITIES IN POOR REPAIR. NOTED EXTREMELY LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE AT BOTH 3 COMPARTMENT SINK FAUCETS. OBSERVED TRICKLING HOT WATER BEING COLLECTED IN BUCKETS OVER TIME TO PROVIDE HOT WATER FOR SINK BASINS. ALSO NOTED LEFT COLD WATER FAUCET HANDLE BROKEN AND BOTH FAUCETS LEAKING HEAVILY. ALSO NOTED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM 2ND COMPARTMENT INTO THE 1ST AND 3RD COMPARTMENTS WHEN WATER FROM 2ND COMPARTMENT DRAINED. MUST PROVIDE ADEQUATE HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER AT ALL 3 COMPARTMENTS AND MUST MAKE ALL OTHER NOTED REPAIRS. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED. 7-38-030.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPLACE PEELING SHELVING RACKS IN REACH IN COOLERS WHERE NEEDED. MUST REMOVE ICE BUILD UP IN REACH IN FREEZERS WHERE NEEDED.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS

Minor Sanitation

FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED

MUST DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS UNDER AND BEHIND COOK LINE AND REMOVE GREASE.

Minor Sanitation

WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS

Minor Facility Condition

LIGHTING: REQUIRED MINIMUM FOOT-CANDLES OF LIGHT PROVIDED, FIXTURES SHIELDED

MUST PROVIDE A LIGHT SHEILD OVER LIGHTS IN 1ST FLOOR PREP AREA WHERE MISSING.

Minor Food Storage & Handling

TOILET ROOM DOORS SELF CLOSING: DRESSING ROOMS WITH LOCKERS PROVIDED: COMPLETE SEPARATION FROM LIVING/SLEEPING QUARTERS

MUST REPAIR BROKEN SELF CLOSING DEVICE AT BASEMENT WASHROOM DOOR.

Minor Pest Activity

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

MUST REPAIR/REPLACE HOLE IN 1ST FLOOR EXPOSED HAND BOWL FAUCET BASE TO PREVENT INSECT HARBORAGE.

Minor Sanitation

FOOD (ICE) DISPENSING UTENSILS, WASH CLOTHS PROPERLY STORED

MUST PROVIDE A SANITARY CONTAINER TO STORE ICE DISPENSING UTENSIL AT FRONT ICE CHEST.

APR 9

2010

PASS · 0 violations

FEB 18

2010

FAIL 3 violations 1 CRITICAL

Critical Pest Activity

OUTSIDE GARBAGE WASTE GREASE AND STORAGE AREA; CLEAN, RODENT PROOF, ALL CONTAINERS COVERED

The area outside of the establishment used for the storage of garbage shall be clean at all times and shall not constitute a nuisance. OUTSIDE GARBAGE AREA NOT MAINTAINED RODENT PROOF, NOTED GARBAGE DUMPSTER LIDS NOT CLOSED, OVER LOADED WITH GARBAGE BOXES etc. THE OUTSIDE DUMPSTERS LIDS MUST BE TIGHT FITTING/RODENT PROOF.

Serious Other

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served.NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING SERVER, i.e. hamburger, gyros etc.

Minor Plumbing & Waste

VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED

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. SOFT SERVE MACHINE NOT IN USE AT THIS INSPECTION-TAGGED MACHINE-INFORMED EMPLOYEE (OWNER NOT ON SITE) THAT MACHINE MUST NOT BE USED UNTIL IT HAS HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER INSTALLED OVER THE SOFT SERVE MACHINE PER CITY CODE.

FEB 9

2010

FAIL 5 violations

Serious Food Storage & Handling

FOOD PROTECTED DURING STORAGE, PREPARATION, DISPLAY, SERVICE AND TRANSPORTATION

All food should be properly protected from contamination during storage, preparation, display, service, and transportation. FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. NOTED ABOUT 20 RAW HAMBURGER PATTIES ON COUNTER UNCOVERED, ALSO NOTED FROZEN FISH IN UPRIGHT FREEZER IN OPEN PLASTIC BAG AND ICE CRYSTALS ON THE FISH, ABOUT 2 OPEN BAGS WITH ABOUT 7-12 PICES OF FISH. MUST PROTECT ALL FOOD PRODUCTS DURING STORAGE, PREP AND DISPLAY.

Serious Other

* CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE PREPARED AND SERVED

A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE DURING THIS INSPECTION WHRN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING PREPARES/SERVED. MUST HAVE A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON SITE WHENEVER ANY POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ARE BEING PREPARED AND SERVER (HAMBURGERS GYROS).

Serious Sanitation

TOILET ROOMS ENCLOSED CLEAN, PROVIDED WITH HAND CLEANSER, SANITARY HAND DRYING DEVICES AND PROPER WASTE RECEPTACLES

In all food establishments, toilet facilities shall be kept clean and in good repair and shall include an adequate supply of hot and cold or tempered water, soap, and approved sanitary towels or other approved hand-drying devices.CUSTOMERS TOILET NOT CLEAN MUST CLEAN.

Serious Sanitation

PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATION(S) CORRECTED 7-42-090

A separate and distinct offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each Minor violation that is not corrected upon re-inspection by the health authority. PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS NOT CORRECTED FROM REPORT #121146, DATED 4/14/09. VIOLATIONS 32-UNDERCOUNTER COOLER NOT MAINTAINED,V-33,DETAIL CLEAN ALL EQUIPTMENT i.e.COOLERS SHELVES-GRILL-TABLE LEGS V35-CLEAN WALLS THROUGHOUT SECURING WALLPAPER-MAKING ALL WALLS TIGHTFITTING AND EASY CLEANABLE,SEALING ALL HOLES CRACKS AND CREVICES.REPLACE LOOSE CEILING TILES AND ALL ATTACHED EQUIPTMENT i.e.PIPES. V36- DETAIL CLEAN ALL LIGHT SHIELDS THROUGHOUT. V38-REPAIR VENTILATION IN TOILET. V38-INSTALL HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER UNDER CITY PRESSURE-PER CITY CODE OVER TAYLOR SOFT SERVE MACHINE.

Minor Facility Condition

NO SMOKING REGULATIONS

Smoking shall be prohibited in all public places except in designated smoking areas. EVIDENCE OF SMOKING IN RESTAURANT. NOTICED AN ASHTRAY ON THE RADIATOR NEXT TO THE SIDE EXIT DOOR WITH A CIGARETTE BUTT IN THE ASHTRAY. MUST NOT HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF SMOKING.

Public inspection records from Chicago Department of Public Health. Records current as of 2026-09-06. EatOrBeat reports records and does not rate restaurants. Source dataset →

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