Lucky's Sandwich Co. Maxwell Street

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 11, 2015
• address717 W Maxwell St, Chicago 60607

Is Lucky's Sandwich Co. Maxwell Street clean?

Lucky's Sandwich Co. Maxwell Street is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 11, 2015. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Lucky's Sandwich Co. Maxwell Street?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service • PRE-COOKED CHILLI-94.5F, PARTIALLY-COOKED CHICKEN WINGS-92.1F. ALL PRE-COOKED FOODS THAT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY COOLED TO 40 DEGREES MUST BE REHEATED TO AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 165F AND HELD AT 140 DEGREES UNTIL SERVED. CHICKEN WINGS MUST BE FULLY COOKED TO AN INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 165F AND HELD AT 140 DEGREES OR ABOVE UNTIL SERVED. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A). 2 1/2 LBS OF CHICKEN WINGS AND 2 LB OF CHILLI VALUED AT $6.50 DISCARDED.
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO CERTIFIED MGR ON PREMISES AT START OF INVESTIGATION WHILE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUSB FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND/OR SERVED(GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST,) CHILLI). SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012(A).
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents • CLEAN THE CABINET INTERIORS OF ALL DEEP FRYERS, EXTERIORS OF POP DISENSER BOXES ON RACKS IN THE REAR NEAR THE EXIT DOOR, IN THE INTERIOR (WHITE PANEL) OF ICE MACHINE, STORAGE SHELVES ON WALLS IN FOOD PREP AREA, CAN OPENER AND HOLSTER ATTACHED TO PREP TABLE.
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN THE GREASE BUILD-UP FROM HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALL WALLS, DOORS, CEILING TILES AND CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP, STORAGE AND DISHWASHING AREAS.
  Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods • CLEAN THE GREASE BUILD-UP FROM HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT, ALL WALLS, DOORS, CEILING TILES AND CEILING VENTS THROUGHOUT FOOD PREP, STORAGE AND DISHWASHING AREAS.
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded • SECURE LIGHT SHIELDS IN FOOD PREP AREA, NOT COMPLETELY COVERING LIGHTS.
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.
  Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn • ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS.

When was Lucky's Sandwich Co. Maxwell Street last inspected?

Lucky's Sandwich Co. Maxwell Street has 7 inspections on record going back to January 13, 2011.

Lucky's Sandwich Co. Maxwell Street vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in Near West Side

• ✓ Lucky's Sandwich Co. Maxwell Street
  clean · January 13, 2011
• ✓ All Seasons Gourmet Inc.
  cooked · February 7, 2011
• ✓ The Original Five
  cooked · April 13, 2011
• ✓ Halsted Street Deli
  cooked · July 5, 2012
• ✓ Harrison Grill
  cooked · January 10, 2012
• ✓ Papa Johns Pizza
  cooked · March 10, 2021

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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 March 11, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.