Kosta's Gyros, 401 East Dundee Road, Palatine, 60074 Illinois, United States

“We ordered food online i picked up a bowl with brown rice, chicken, lettuce, avocado, black beans cheese and salsa with cream, after finishing my meal I immediately got sick with diarrhea and nausea iv been in and out the bathroom for 5 hours now. ”

“Ate a philly cheese steak and woke up in the middle of the night vomiting and with diarrhea. Thanks a lot... ”

“Crunchy beef tacos, Ate at 1:30 pm yesterday. Vomiting started at 4:00 pm. Still can't keep anything down. ”

“Ground beef, 2 of us ”

“Yesterday afternoon, I had just a 3 piece chicken. About an hour later I showed symptoms. Horrible place and food. Who even eats there, seriously? I went by to try the chicken sandwich but they were out. I compromised and settled for whatever crawled out from under the grease trap... See More apparently. ”

“Had the turkey sub. Vegetables tasted a little off as if they were not ripe but i did not pay a lot of attention to it. Within 2 hours my stomach began to bother me and had to make myself sick to get food out and was up and down... See More all night in the washroom. ”

“Service was slow through the drive through I ordered my fruit punch and then later that night I started cramping,vomiting and diarrhea ”

“The service was terrible and I really should have known after walking into the establishment that nothing good would come from this place. I got their grilled Chicken pita and have been sick for the last 2 days ”

“I got a raw chicken sandwich from Arby's. It's supposed to be fried and it was not even breaded, I'm not sick yet but I'm worried about it because I almost ate half of it when I realized. I also reported to Arby's corporate and they offered a refund and... See More a free meal, no thanks. I'm more interested to make a point here, they shouldn't be selling chicken this raw, it's dangerous. Praying to god to not get sick. This is how raw the chicken is this part of the chicken was facing down ”

“My daughter ordered the kids mac and cheese and within one hour was vomiting for 5 minutes straight. Stomach pains as well. ”

“Food Six hours after I ate. Diarrhea, severe nausea, then vomiting.  ”

“Double cheeseburger. Vomiting and diarrhea the next morning. ”

“Report date: Feb 21, 2020
44. Utensils, equipment & linens: properly stored, dried, & handled
- comments: observed use of unwrapped straws in bar area. Single-service and single-use articles and cleaned and sanitized utensils shall be handled,displayed and dispensed so that contamination of food and lip contact surfaces is prevented... See More

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: observed torn rubber gasket on door to reach over old freezer in basement area and door to prep cooler in food prep area. Instructed to repair and/or replace and maintain

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must clean rusted lover shelves on storage-food prep area in kitchen

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must provide proper drain on water fountain drink dispenser in front bar area

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must clean under refrigerator and refrigerator coils under front bar

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed that front small bar hand washing sink faucet is occasionally malfunctioning and needs repair. Must repair and maintain

52. Sewage & waste water properly disposed
- comments: observed that sewage drain initiated from 3 compartment sink is backed up and water from sewage drain is running on kitchen floor. Priority violation 7-38-030(c) citation issued

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must repair unprotected walls in hall leading to basement

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must provide smooth easy cleanable wall and floor surfaces in basement food storage area

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must close and repair opening in brick walls in basement area

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must clean debris accumulation behind walk in cooler in basement area

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed use unprotected play wood in kitchen prep area for entry door and wall repairs. Must use smooth easy cleanable surfaces in kitchen area

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: must clean dust cover air intake vents over waitress station area

Source: chicago.gov ”

“Report date: Feb 21, 2020
15. Food separated and protected
- comments: - observed raw chicken fillets and cute stored directly above raw pork cuts and pork sausage in the display cooler at the deli counter. Foods shall be protected from cross contamination by arranging all foods to be stored,... See More held, and displayed in order of minimum cooking temperatures. Violation corrected on site; facility has removed the raw pork products from underneath the raw chicken, and stored all food items correctly at this time. Priority violation#:7-38-005. Citation issued. -

53. Toilet facilities: properly constructed, supplied, & cleaned
- comments: - must provide a covered trash receptacle to be located inside the single stall employee toilet room. -

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: - observed heavy debris buildup on the floor behind the shelves of the back storage/receiving rooms. Must remove debris, detail clean, and maintain. -

Source: chicago.gov ”

“Report date: Feb 21, 2020
3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: observed no written employee health policy on the premises. Management instructed to have a signed employee health policy for each employee. Priority foundation 7-38-010,citation issued.

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and... See More diarrheal events
- comments: observed procedure/plan for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events on site but has incomplete clean up items. Instructed to provide and maintain required appropriate supplies or kit. (necessary items at a minimum: gloves, face masks, disposable mops and appropriate sanitizer/spray that kills norovirus) priority foundation violation 7-38-005,no citation issued

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed no irreversible registering temperature indicators on the premises to verify the hot water temperature inside of the dish machine. Management instructed to provide and to maintain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005, citation issued.

51. Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
- comments: observed hand sink at rear near the 3 compartment sink area slow draining. Instructed to repair plumbing issue and to maintain.

61. Summary report displayed and visible to the public
- comments: previous inspection report summary was not posted in the food establishment. Management was given a copy of today's inspection report summary and was instructed to post and maintain it in view of all customers. Priority foundation violation 7-42-010(b),citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov ”

“Report date: Feb 21, 2020
1. Person in charge present, demonstrates knowledge, and performs duties
- comments: person in charge without city of chicago certified manager certificate. Instd to obtain.

2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: no city of chicago certified manager on duty while handling... See More potentially hazardous foods (chicken, fish, etc). Citation issued 7-38-012(a) priority foundation. Instd to have on duty at all times.

3. Management, food employee and conditional employee; knowledge, responsibilities and reporting
- comments: no employee health policy available. Instd to provide verifiable employee health policy in place and have available at all times. Citation issued 7-38-010. Priority foundation.

5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: no procedure or necessary supplies on site for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Instd to provide and maintain on site at all times. Citation issued 7-38-005. Priority foundation.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: no hot running water under city pressure at rear handwash sink (46f) in prep area. Instd to provide hot running water (100f-120f) under city pressure at all times. Citation issued priority violation 7-38-030(c).

11. Food obtained from approved source
- comments: unable to verify source of variety of desserts in front display case ( taffy apple grapes, carrot cake, chocolate cake, peach cobbler, parfait, caramel cakes, etc. ) all food must be from a licensed verifiable source and properly labeled with business name and address. All product tagged and held for inspection at this time. Priority violation 7-38-005.

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: missing thermometers in refrigeration units. Instd to provide and maintain in conspicuous area of unit.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: cutting boards with deep, dark grooves. Instd to replace cutting boards and maintain.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: no hot running water under city pressure in rear warewashing area at 3-compartment sink. Temperature ranging from 46. 0f-48. 0f hot water tank system is inoperable in this area. Instd to provide a minimum of 110f at all times. Citation issued 7-38-030(c) priority

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: sides of flat top grill, drip tray of grill, interior bottom of fryers, interior of hood, filters and ansel system not clean, food residue, dust, and grease accumulation. Instd to clean and maintain same.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: floor under and behind heavy equipment and in corners through out premises not clean, debris. Instd to clean and maintain.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: ceiling in poor repair, cloths in ceiling holes. Instd to repair ceiling through out.

58. Allergen training as required
- comments: see 60

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: previous core violation from 11/13/2019 report 2345557 not corrected: no verifiable allergen training for city of chicago food service manager certificates posted. Instructed to provide for all city of chicago food service managers and maintain. Citation issued priority foundation 7-42-090.

Source: chicago.gov ”

“Report date: Feb 20, 2020
5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: found incomplete vomiting and diarrheal spill kit. Instructed to provide and maintain required appropriate supplies or kit. Policy on site. (necessary items at a minimum: gloves, face masks, disposable mops and appropriate sanitizer/spray that... See More kills norovirus) priority foundation violation 7-38-005 no citation issued

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: instructed to provide hand washing signage at every hand sinks.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: found tcs food at improper temperature requirement during storage inside prep cooler (air temperature of 41. 0f) noted internal temperature of the said food products: hummus at 46. 4f, babaghannouj at 45. 7f, jerusalem salad at 45. 9f, house salad at 46. 5f. Instructed management, tcs foods must maintain cold holding temperature of 41. 0f or below. Management discarded the said food products. Total value $ 25. 00, total weight 5 lbs. Priority violation 7-38-005 citation issued

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: instructed to properly label and date ready to eat tcs foods held over 24 hours inside coolers. Must identify product shelf life or 'consume by' dating (7 days from preparation date). Priority foundation violation 7-38-005 no citation issued

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: instructed to provide thermometer visible and accurate inside all coolers

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed to transfer food products from an open original can container into food grade container for proper food storage.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: instructed to repair or replace loose rubber gasket around second door of the 3 door reach-in cooler in prep cooking area.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain interior surfaces of all coolers with dried food debris accumulation.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to detail clean and maintain floors along the walls and in all corners throughout prep/cooking area and floors in rear storage/dishwashing area.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to remove unncessary articles and unused equipment in rear outside area.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: instructed to clean and reorganize rear storage room to prevent pest harborage.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: light bulb must be shielded inside 3 door reach-in cooler or provide shatter proofed light bulb.

61. Summary report displayed and visible to the public
- comments: found no inspection summary report (10-02-2019) posted on site. Instructed manager, a summary report must be displayed and visible to the public. Priority foundation violation 7-42-010 (b)

Source: chicago.gov ”

“Report date: Feb 20, 2020
47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: the doors to the 1 door freezer next to the deep fryers and the 1 door prep cooler under the hot holding units do not close properly. Must replace or adjust... See More door gaskets.

Source: chicago.gov ”

“Report date: Feb 20, 2020
5. Procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events
- comments: observed no clean up procedures or supplies on the premises to respond to vomit and diarrheal events. Management instructed to provide both. Priority foundation 7-38-005. Citation issued.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments:... See More clean the grease buildup on top of the broiler. Clean the top of the dish machine and interior of the 3 door prep cooler in the rear kitchen.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: clean the floor in the rear food prep area.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: clean the grease and dust build up on the ventilation hood and filters.

59. Previous priority foundation violation corrected
- comments: previous core violations from report #2320358 on 10/23/19 not corrected: 55 - observed food splatters and dust buildup on ceiling tiles in rear prep area. Instructed manager to clean and maintain. 57 - observed no food handler training available. All food handlers must provide food handler training. 58 - observed no allergen training available. All certified managers must provide allergen training. Priority foundation 7-42-090. Citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov ”

“Had a sausage and egg McMuffin egg was hard and green gross as sh*t.
Ate it still not knowing until it was mostly gone have documentation of it.
Currently sick on the toilet and throwing up. So thank you for a lovely breakfast that keeps reappearing ”

“CFIA announced the recall of bottled clams by Cielo Glamping Maritime because they may allow the growth of Clostridium botulinum toxin. No illnesses have been linked to this recall to date.

CFIA advises to throw these products away or return them to the place of purchase. This product was distributed... See More in New Brunswick province.

- Bottled clams (500 ml. No label). UPC: None. Codes: None – Sold from Cielo Glamping Maritime, 232 Chemin des Huîtres, Haut-Shippigan NB
- Bottled clams (1 L. No label). UPC: None. Codes: None – Sold from Cielo Glamping Maritime, 232 Chemin des Huîtres, Haut-Shippigan NB

Check the full recall notice on the CFIA website inspection.gc.ca

Source: CFIA ”

“Four of us shared about 6 different types of rolls varying in types, both raw and cooked. Plus a grilled calamari plate. Our guests were up all last night due to being ill with vomiting, watery diarrhea, severe aches, nausea, sweating, chills, etc and led us to become rather dehydrated.... See More So miserable and disappointed! ”

“I ordered the deluxe buffet. Ive been a cool for years and I know how to properly cook meat but this meat was BAD. never felt so sick in my life... I’ve puked 6 times to far I ate there at around 7 and got sick at 3am ”

“It caused constant vomiting within both of my children. It was the last item they had eaten and after a hospital visit and many test, it was diagnosed as food poisoning. It was a slow day and I believe their food was sitting out to long. ”

“Myself and two friends ate on Saturday February 15th. Within 12hrs all three of us were violently throwing up, had diarrhea, chills, and low grade fevers. We ate the lemon basil chicken salad and the Scottie. ”

“On Monday January 27th 2020 I stopped by I purchased. & ate chicken tenders and potato wedges at about 7:30 p.m. at about 9:30 p.m. I was actually speaking to a manager at an establishment about a waitress position in the midst of talking I begin to feel light-headed dizzy... See More very nauseous hot flashes and I suddenly passed out I fell into the manager and fell to the floor and begin to vomit uncontrollably and begin to have diarrhea uncontrollably. & rushed to the hospital. I've been contacting the health department to try to get someone out to investigate and also trying to find out where I can find out if there are other cases at this location where other people have been sick ”

“food We ordered 30 chicken wings through Ubereats.  We tried a few chickens, me and my partner both think the chickens have a really bad quality. It is really unhealthy and it smells not fresh. It looks like the chicken has been fried for several times. I felt nausea and... See More vomiting after take a few pieces. I also had diarrhea after the food.  ”

“A Big Tasty meal and Chicken wrap Happy Meal  I ate Big Tasty meal and my son’s Happy Meal chicken wrap, because he was not hungry and refused, at 4pm. My symptoms started at 8:30pm. Nausea, vomit and later diarrhea. It’s 2am now and I keep going to the bathroom... See More every hour with same symptoms. ”

“Amy’s frozen macaroni and cheese I had Amy’s frozen rice macaroni and cheese for supper.  1 to 2 hours later I started having stomach cramps and then extreme diarrhea and nausea.  It was worse than colonoscopy preparation. I broke out in a sweat, lay down and slept or passed out.  ... See MoreWoke with another episode. The diarrhea probably lasted about an hour or two.  Slept all night after the last episode. This morning I feel groggy and very weak. I am 73.  ”