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Chicago's Margies Maxwell Street
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 14, 2017
- address4646 W Chicago Ave, Chicago 60651
Is Chicago's Margies Maxwell Street clean?
Chicago's Margies Maxwell Street is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on February 14, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Chicago's Margies Maxwell Street?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 14, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS. ALSO IN THE PREP AREA AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DEBRIS, SPILLS AND GREASE.Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN THE REAR DISH WASHING AREA ALONG THE WALL BASE AND IN CORNERS. ALSO IN THE PREP AREA AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT TO REMOVE DEBRIS, SPILLS AND GREASE.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • NOTED LEAKS AT THE NECK OF THE FAUCETS AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscriticalHand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • OBSERVED NO SOAP AND/OR PAPER TOWELS AT ANY OF THE HAND WASHING SINKS(PREP AREA,TOILET ROOM AND DISH WASHING AREA). MUST PROVIDED AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES FOR PROPER HAND WASHING. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED #7-38-030.
- 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off* Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED OR CERTIFIED MANAGER ON DUTY/ONSITE WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS ARE BEING HANDLED, PREPARED AND SERVED SUCH AS CHICKEN,POLISH, STEAK,AND ITALIAN BEEF. A certified food service manager must be present in all establishments at which potentially hazardous food is prepared or served. Serious citation issued #7-38-012.
When was Chicago's Margies Maxwell Street last inspected?
Chicago's Margies Maxwell Street has 5 inspections on record going back to March 17, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| February 14, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 22, 2016 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| March 17, 2015 | Fail |
Chicago's Margies Maxwell Street vs Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park runs 65% clean across 728 tracked restaurants — 467 clean, 112 mid, 143 cooked.
Against the 728 spots Cooked tracks in Humboldt Park, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 14, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.