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Max's Place
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedAugust 15, 2024
- address4621 N Clark St, Chicago 60640
- cuisineTavern
Is Max's Place clean?
Max's Place is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on August 15, 2024. 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 Place?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 15, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED TWO CARS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. OBSERVED BEER KEGS,REACH-IN COOLER WITH BOTTLES AND A CHEST FREEZER WITCH WILL BE USED FOR BAGS OF ICE.INSTRUCTED IF GARAGE IS USED FOR PARKING CARS MUST REMOVE FOOD EQUIPMENT,COOLERS ETC. OR VICE VERSA.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • OBSERVED TWO CARS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. OBSERVED BEER KEGS,REACH-IN COOLER WITH BOTTLES AND A CHEST FREEZER WITCH WILL BE USED FOR BAGS OF ICE.INSTRUCTED IF GARAGE IS USED FOR PARKING CARS MUST REMOVE FOOD EQUIPMENT,COOLERS ETC. OR VICE VERSA.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER BETWEEN USE. -In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP MUST BE STORED IN A CLEAN CONTAINER BETWEEN USE. -
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • A COVER IS REQUIRED FOR RECEPTACLES INSIDE BOTH UNISEX WASHROOM • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE PROVIDED ON BOTH UNISEX WASHROOMS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • A COVER IS REQUIRED FOR RECEPTACLES INSIDE BOTH UNISEX WASHROOM • NO SELF CLOSING DEVICE PROVIDED ON BOTH UNISEX WASHROOMS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • HOLES ON WALLS BEHIND THE BAR: WEST WALL AT END OF BAR COUNTER,UNDER BAR COUNTER BETWEEN FLOOR COUNTER TOP.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE. • IF GARAGE IS USED FOR FOOD STORAGE(BEER,ICE ETC)WALLS,CEILING AND FLOOR MUST BE WITH A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
When was Max's Place last inspected?
Max's Place has 1 inspection on record going back to August 15, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Max's Place vs Uptown
Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.
Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 August 15, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.