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Max's Take Out
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 23, 2020
- address20 E Adams St, Chicago 60603
Is Max's Take Out clean?
Max's Take Out is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 23, 2020. 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 Max's Take Out?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 23, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • FOUND HANDWASHING SINK WITHOUT HANDDRYING PROVISION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 🧊cold food not cold enoughProper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (HOTDOG) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES LOCATED IN THE REACH IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE SAID TCS FOODS AND ALWAYS MAINTAIN ALL COLD HOLDING TCS FOODS AT 41F OR BELOW AT ALL TIMES. MANAGER DISCARDED ALL SAID TCS FOODS, COST OF ALL FOODS $10. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. NO CIATATION ISSUED.
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED READY-TO-EAT TIME/TEMEPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (TCS): COOKED FISH, COOKED GYRO, COOKED ITALIAN BEEF HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS WITHOUT DISCARD DATE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO PROVIDE DISCARD DATE FOR ANY READY-TO-EAT TCS FOODS HELD FOR OVER 24 HOURS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.12 (F) OBSERVED SINGLE USE/ SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES, COOLERS AND FREEZERS STORED UNDER SEWER LINES IN DRY STORAGE AREA OF UNFINISHED BASEMENT. OBSERVED SHEETS OF PLASTIC COVERING SOME SECTIONS OF CEILING, OBSERVED MOIST CEILING AREAS ON SAID PLASTIC SHEETS. OBSERVED BAG IN BOX SODA STORED UNDER SEWER LINE, SAID SEWER LINE IS FILLED WITH AN OIL LIKE SUBSTANCE. MUST ENCASE SEWER LINES, PROVIDE DROP CEILING OR REMOVE SAID ITEMS.Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display • 3-305.12 (F) OBSERVED SINGLE USE/ SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES, COOLERS AND FREEZERS STORED UNDER SEWER LINES IN DRY STORAGE AREA OF UNFINISHED BASEMENT. OBSERVED SHEETS OF PLASTIC COVERING SOME SECTIONS OF CEILING, OBSERVED MOIST CEILING AREAS ON SAID PLASTIC SHEETS. OBSERVED BAG IN BOX SODA STORED UNDER SEWER LINE, SAID SEWER LINE IS FILLED WITH AN OIL LIKE SUBSTANCE. MUST ENCASE SEWER LINES, PROVIDE DROP CEILING OR REMOVE SAID ITEMS.
- ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • FOUND EMPLOYEES WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.Personal Cleanliness • FOUND EMPLOYEES WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND ALL CUTTING BOARDS DISCOLORED WITH DEEP GROOVES. MUST REPAIR AND REPLACE.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • FOUND FLOOR DRAIN ATTACHED TO 3 COMPARTMENTR SINK AND ICE MACHINE PROFUSELY LEAKING INTO BASEMENT AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAIR MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND NO TRASH RECEPTACLE IN UNI-SEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE.Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • FOUND NO TRASH RECEPTACLE IN UNI-SEX EMPLOYEE WASHROOM. MUST PROVIDE COVERED TRASH RECEPTACLE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND BASEMENT UNFINISHED IN FOOD STORAGE AREAS. CEILINGS MUST BE DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED, AND INSTALLED SO THEY ARE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST PROVIDE • FOUND AN EXESSIVE AMOUNT OF ACCUMILIATED OIL AND FOOD DEBRIS,UNDER FRYER AND COOLER IN FRONT FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN. • FOUND BASEMENT FILLED WITH UNNECESSARY ITEMS: UNUSED COOLERS, NONFUNCTIONING REFRIFGERATORS, ETC. MUST REMOVE UNNECESSARY ITEMS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND MISSING LIGHT ABOVE REACH IN REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPLACE. • FOUND LIGHT ABOVE REACH IN REGRIGERATOR WITHOUT SHIELD. MUST PROVIDE.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • FOUND MISSING LIGHT ABOVE REACH IN REFRIGERATOR LOCATED IN DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPLACE. • FOUND LIGHT ABOVE REACH IN REGRIGERATOR WITHOUT SHIELD. MUST PROVIDE.
When was Max's Take Out last inspected?
Max's Take Out has 21 inspections on record going back to March 16, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2021 | closed by the city | |
| April 23, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 31, 2019 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2019 | Fail | |
| July 5, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2018 | Fail | |
| June 20, 2017 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2016 | Fail | |
| April 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 2, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 4, 2014 | Pass |
Max's Take Out vs Loop
Loop runs 44% clean across 3,616 tracked restaurants — 1,566 clean, 332 mid, 1,687 cooked.
Against the 3,616 spots Cooked tracks in Loop, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 April 23, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.