Maxwell Charcoal Grill

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedApril 4, 2022
• address8637 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60620

Is Maxwell Charcoal Grill clean?

Maxwell Charcoal Grill is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 4, 2022. 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 Maxwell Charcoal Grill?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 4, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚿water/temperature at the sink offcritical
  No Bare Hand Contact With Rte Food Or A Pre-Approved Alternative Procedure Properly Allowed • OBSERVED BARE HAND CONTACT WITH TCS READY TO EAT FOODS BY FOOD HANDLERS SUCH AS (SLICED CHEESE, SPORT PEPPERS,HOT DOG BUN,SLICED TOMATO).INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE TONGS,DELI PAPER,GLOVES,ETC) TO HANDLE READY TO EAT FOODS.(PRIORITY 7-38-010)(CITATION ISSUED)(COS)
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  Proper Hot Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS FOODS SUCH AS 10LBS. COOKED SHREDDED POTATOE 68.1F-85.3F IN A 2- PANS ON LOWER SHELF OF GRILL TABLE. PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER. MUST HAVE HAVE HOT HOLDING FOODS AT 135.0F OR ABOVE. APPX. 10LBS. $12.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF TCS SUCH AS 10LBS. COOKED SAUSAGE AT 123.8F.8LBS. COOKED RICE 61.9F IN PANS INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLER. PRODUCT WAS DISCARDED BY MANAGER.MUST HAVE COLD HOLDING FOODS AT 41.0F OR BELOW.APPX. 18LBS. $53.(PRIORITY 7-38-005)(COS)(CITATION ISSUED)(CONSOLIDATED VIOLATION)
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
• ⚠️Gloves Used Properly • OBSERVED NO USAGE OF GLOVES DURING BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  Gloves Used Properly • OBSERVED NO USAGE OF GLOVES DURING BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REMOVE CARDBOARD AND RUST FROM WALK IN FREEZER SHELVING UNITS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FRYER CABINET,INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,ALL COOLERS,GRILL TABLE,STEAM TABLE.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED A GARDEN HOSE ATTACHED WITH NO BACKFLOW DEVICE ON MOPSINK.MUST INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILES IN DINING AREA,LOOSE WALL OUTLET,MISSING VENT COVER IN TOILET ROOM. • MUST REMOVE BUCKETS AND ARTICLES FROM MOP SINK.
• 🥜allergen training missing
  Allergen Training As Required • OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR FOOD MANAGERS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Maxwell Charcoal Grill last inspected?

Maxwell Charcoal Grill has 15 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Maxwell Charcoal Grill vs Auburn Gresham

Auburn Gresham runs 68% clean across 527 tracked restaurants — 351 clean, 82 mid, 86 cooked.

Against the 527 spots Cooked tracks in Auburn Gresham, this one comes out cleaner than 21% 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 4, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.