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MR.NICKY'S GYROS

4240 S WENTWORTH AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60609 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

MR.NICKY'S GYROS has been inspected 11 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since July 8, 2021. The most recent inspection, on March 13, 2026, recorded 2 infractions.

4 of 11 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 2 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food temperature control, Cleaning and sanitizing and Protecting food from contamination.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded 5 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on May 16, 2025. For example: PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on March 13, 2026. For example: WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

  • Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk

    This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.

    Recorded once on June 8, 2023. For example: CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on July 10, 2024. For example: PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

  • Food safety training and certificationLower risk

    Most jurisdictions require a certified food handler or manager on site, and some require allergen or food-worker training. These findings mean the paperwork or the trained person was missing at the time. They do not by themselves mean food was handled unsafely.

    Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on October 6, 2022. For example: ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

11 inspections

  1. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 48. WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS
      • Sink stopper not holding water at 3-comp sink, instructed to repair for proper washing and sanitizing.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • Meat slicer not clean behind blade, food debris noted, instructed to clean and maintain.
  2. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  3. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING TCS FOODS @ IMPROPER TEMPERATURES STORED INSIDE 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLING UNIT LOCATED IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. THEY ARE A FOLLOWS, APPROXIMATELY 9 LBS GYRO MEAT, HALF GALLON OF WHOLE MILK, 10 LBS TATZIKI SAUCE, SALSA, 10 LBS SLICED CHEESE, 2 LBS SLICED DELI MEAT, 5 LBS SOUR CREAM. ALL SAID ITEMS HAD TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 49-52F. PIC VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED AND DENATURED. INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ALL TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY VIOLATION. #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • OBSERVED 2 DOOR REACH IN COOLER LOCATED IN REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE DURING TIME OF INSPECTION. NOTED TEMPERATURE OF 49.6F WHILE STORRING TCS FOODS (GYRO, SLICED TURKEY BREAST, TCS SAUCES, MILK). INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR UNIT TO MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE @41F OR BELOW AS REQUIRED. UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
  4. Canvass Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  5. Canvass

    6 infractions

    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURES OF THE FOLLOWING TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD ITEMS INSIDE THE COLD HOLD UNIT TO BE IMPROPER: GYRO 48.4F, HAMBURGER 54.5F, CHICKEN 47.3F, PIZZA PUFF WITH BEEF PASTRY 46.4F CORNED BEEF 47.1F, CHEESE 47. F SOUR CREAM 49.0F, SHREDDED LETTUCE 48.7F. MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 45 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $250.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 33. PROPER COOLING METHODS USED; ADEQUATE EQUIPMENT FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL
      • OBSERVED COLD HOLDING UNIT AT AN IMPROPER INTERNAL COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 46F DURING THE INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD ALL TCS FOODS AND NOT USE COLD HOOD COOLER. INSTRUCTED COLD HOLD COOLER COOLER MUST MAINTAIN A PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. COLD HOLDING UNIT TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION BY THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MAY NOT BE USED UNTIL THE COLD HOLDING UNIT IS RE-INSPECTED BY CDPH AND MAINTAINS A PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURE OF 41F OR BELOW. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 35. APPROVED THAWING METHODS USED
      • OBSERVED FACILITY NOT MEETING THAWING REQUIREMENTS. FOOD HANDLER THAWING FROZEN CHICKEN IN ONE COMPARTMENT PREP SINK SITTING AT THE BOTTOM WITHOUT BAG OR CONTAINER. INFORMED FOOD MANAGER OF PROPER THAWING METHODS ( MUST UTILIZE RUNNING WATER WITH ENOUGH VOLATILITY WHEN THAWING). MUST MEET PROPER THAWING REQUIREMENTS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 41. WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED
      • OBSERVED DRY AND 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.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • CUTTING BOARDS WITH OPEN SEAMS AND DARK STAINS BY COLD HOLD UNIT IN FRONT PREP AREA. MUST REFINISH OR REPLACE DAMAGED OR STAINED CUTTING BOARDS.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED EXCESS GREASE ON AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, GREASE AND DIRT BUILD-UP THROUGHOUT.
  6. Complaint Re-Inspection

    0 infractions

  7. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 16. FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED
      • OBSERVED THE ICE BIN INTERIOR IN NEED OF CLEANING. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ICE, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES.
    • 39. CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY
      • OBSERVED FOOD CONTAINERS STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROPERLY STORE AND PROTECT FOOD ITEMS FROM CONTAMINATION WHILE STORED BY ELEVATING AT LEAST SIX INCHES FROM THE FLOOR ON RAISED SHELVING UNITS.
    • 52. SEWAGE & WASTE WATER PROPERLY DISPOSED
      • OBSERVED WASTE WATER BACKING UP FROM THE FLOOR DRAIN IN THE REAR FOOD PREP AREA WHEN THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK IS DRAINED. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SO THAT THE FLOOR DRAIN IS NOT BACKING UP WITH WASTE WATER. PRIORITY 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  8. Short Form Complaint

    1 infraction

    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY HAS AN EXPIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE; INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE.
  9. Canvass

    1 infraction

    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • THE CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGER ON DUTY HAS AN EXPIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE; INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN A VALID CERTIFICATE.
  10. License

    1 infraction

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • MUST GROUT FLOOR NEAR ICE MACHINE.
  11. License

    0 infractions

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