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Max Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 21, 2023
- address7900 S Drexel Ave, Chicago 60619
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Max Market clean?
Max Market is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 21, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Max Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • 4-204.112(B) OBSERVED NO AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER IN THE COLD HOLDING UNITS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • 4-101.17 OBSERVED RAW WOOD IN THE OFFICE AREA AROUND THE DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO SEAL ALL SAID WOOD WITH FOOD GRADE AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO LIDED RECEPTACLE IN THE UNISEX TOILET ROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAINToilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • 5-501.17 OBSERVED NO LIDED RECEPTACLE IN THE UNISEX TOILET ROOM. MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • 6-201.17 OBSERVED ON THE EAST WALL NEAR THE FRONT SERVICE WINDOW WITH RODENT STICKY TRAPS USED AS A WALL BASE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A WALL BASE OR MAKE THE WALL SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.114 OBSERVED EQUIPMENT IN THE MANAGER OFFICE THAT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR THE OPERATIONS DAILY USE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ITEMS ON SITE AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.13 OBSERVED THE FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY NOT MAINTAINED, IN THE MANAGER OFFICE, NEAR THE REAR EXIT DOOR, AT THE FRONT CUSTOMER WAITING AREA, AND UNDER THE SHELVING UNITS IN THE FRONT DISPLAY AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAID FLOORS THROUGOUT THE FACILITY. • 6-501.11 OBSERVED THE DOORKNOB ON THE EMPLOYEE TOILET ROOM DOOR IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was Max Market last inspected?
Max Market has 3 inspections on record going back to March 15, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 15, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| March 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2023 | Fail |
Max Market vs Avalon Park
Avalon Park runs 72% clean across 334 tracked restaurants — 238 clean, 53 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 334 spots Cooked tracks in Avalon Park, this one comes out cleaner than 32% 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 March 21, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.