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Max's Restaurant Corporation

March 27, 2025 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings8
critical findings1

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: City Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate
Inspector note: 2-101.11 OBSERVED PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT VALID ORIGINAL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE PREARING TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, SLICED TOMATOES, gyros, BEEF). INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN ON-SITE WHILE OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. #7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
code 2Priority
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD HANDLER WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT DURING THE TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED SOILED WIPING CLOTHS AIR DRYING AND STORED THROUGHOUT PREP AREAS ON PREP TABLES. INSTRUCTED TO STORE IN SANITIZING BUCKET WITH SOLUTION AT 50 PPM.
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: 4-201.11 OBSERVED A 2-DOOR COOLING UNIT WHERE BEEF AND CHICKEN ARE STORED WITH BROKEN HANDLES AND TAPE HOLDING TOGETHER THE GASKETS ON THE COOLING UNIT. INSTRUCTED TO REAPIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: 4-602.13 OBSERVED COOLING UNITS THROUGHOUT FRONT AND REAR PREP AREAS IN NEED OF CLEANING ON INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SURFACES. MUST MIANTAIN.
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: 5-205.15 OBSERVED PIPING UNDERNEATH HANDS LEAKING IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN IN GOOD CONDITION.
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: 6-501.13 OBSERVED DRIED FOOD DEBRIS ON FLOORS BEHIND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP UNDER FRYING EQUIPMENT.
code 55
Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used

Inspector note: 6-303.11 OBSERVED BROKEN LIGHT BULBS IN THE FRONT PREP AREA ABOVE THE PREP TABLE/COOLING UNITS. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.
code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 18, 2025: 8 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.