Dirty Dining: Gyros West

"Courtny Gerrish exposes Dirty Dining."



This week's target by TMJ4: Gyros West on Moreland Blvd. in Waukesha.

It was a return visit for the Dirty Dining Squad. Gerrish was there last year. Alas, this time around the restaurant had some of the same problems in the kitchen.

She said, "Some call their gyros the best in town, but inspectors found a cooler kept too warm. The temperature of the food inside could make people sick."

Gyro Meat - 64 degrees
Deli Turkey - 56 degrees
Raw Burger Patty - 51 degrees

Gerrish said, "Last year, inspectors found the same problem, a cooler at 59 degrees."

The owner, Leo Haidemenos, appeared on camera last year. Gerrish included a few seconds from last year's report, showing Haidemenos.

This year, he spoke with Gerrish by phone. He says everything has been cleaned up.

There were problems like raw burgers stored next to lettuce and tomatoes -- a cross contamination risk, sliced potatoes sitting out at the wrong temperature, no expiration dates on prepared food, and packaged bread on the ground.

Gerrish said, "The follow-up inspection report does show Gyros West has been cleaned up. We'll watch for the restaurant's next inspection to see if those same problems come up again."

The owner could easily avoid all this scrutiny by TMJ4.

Be a sponsor of TMJ4 or 620 WTMJ. Put an ad in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Very simple.