Max's Food And Liquor

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 7, 2020
• address3550 N Austin Ave, Chicago 60634
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Max's Food And Liquor clean?

Max's Food And Liquor is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on May 7, 2020. 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 Max's Food And Liquor?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • FOUND NO PROCEDURE/PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO VOMITING AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED PROCEDURE/PLAN AND APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES OR KIT. (NECESSARY ITEMS AT A MINIMUM: GLOVES, FACE MASKS, DISPOSABLE MOPS AND APPROPRIATE SANITIZER/SPRAY THAT KILLS NOROVIRUS) PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • INSTRUCTED TO SEAL/PAINT RAW WOODEN STORAGE SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID.
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • TOILET ROOM RECEPTACLE MUST BE COVERED. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE COVER/LID.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS ALONG THE WALLS AND IN ALL CORNERS THROUGHOUT REAR STORAGE AREA. FOOD AND NON FOOD ITEMS MUST BE STORED 6" OFF THE FLOOR FOR EASY ACCESS ON CLEANING. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND REMOVE UNNECESSARY ARTICLES AND CLUTTER STORED INSIDE WASHROOM TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY STORE CLEANING EQUIPMENT (BROOM, MOP ETC) OFF THE FLOOR IN REAR STORAGE AREA. • INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN CEILING VENT COVER WITH DUST ACCUMULATION INSIDE WASHROOM.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • FOUND NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT (08-01-13) POSTED ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, A SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 (B) NO CITATION ISSUED.
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • FOUND NO INSPECTION SUMMARY REPORT (08-01-13) POSTED ON PREMISE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER, A SUMMARY REPORT MUST BE DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO PUBLIC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010 (B) NO CITATION ISSUED.

When was Max's Food And Liquor last inspected?

Max's Food And Liquor has 2 inspections on record going back to August 1, 2013.

Max's Food And Liquor vs Portage Park

Portage Park runs 65% clean across 715 tracked restaurants — 462 clean, 142 mid, 107 cooked.

Against the 715 spots Cooked tracks in Portage Park, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.

Other spots in Portage Park

• ✓ Max's Food And Liquor
  clean · August 1, 2013
• ✓ Bub's
  clean · December 26, 2013
• ✓ 100 Pennies Store
  clean · September 5, 2012
• ✓ Merguez
  clean · August 28, 2012
• ✓ Miguel Angel Mexican Grill Cafe
  clean · September 18, 2012
• ✓ Roma's
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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 May 7, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.