• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 18, 2026 →
• address5304 S Western Ave, Chicago 60609

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Is Chicago's Original Maxwell St clean?

Chicago's Original Maxwell St is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 18, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chicago's Original Maxwell St?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

When was Chicago's Original Maxwell St last inspected?

Chicago's Original Maxwell St has 10 inspections on record going back to November 5, 2010.

Chicago's Original Maxwell St vs Gage Park

Gage Park runs 81% clean across 207 tracked restaurants — 165 clean, 32 mid, 7 cooked.

Against the 207 spots Cooked tracks in Gage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 25% of them.

Other spots in Gage Park

• ✓ El Publano
  clean · October 27, 2025
• ✓ Don Pan Bakery
  cooked · August 30, 2022
• ? Richmond Foods
  cooked · August 13, 2013
• ? La Agave
  cooked · May 9, 2012
• ? Torteria La Bomba
  cooked · October 19, 2010
• ✓ R & R Bakery
  cooked · November 28, 2011

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated May 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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