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Maxwell Street Express
- resultPass
- critical violations1
- last inspectedOctober 30, 2024
- address1058 W 87Th St, Chicago 60620
Is Maxwell Street Express clean?
Maxwell Street Express is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on October 30, 2024. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Maxwell Street Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 30, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecriticalAdequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY FAUCETS AT HAND SINK IN PREP AREA.
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE(SQUEEZE BOTTLES)
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • MUST CLEAN GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUID UP FROM INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF FRYER CABINERS,CHEST FREEZER, GRILL TABLE,EXTERIOR OF PLASTIC FOOD STORAGE BIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE METAL WALL PANEL BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT IN POOR REPAIR,LOOSE FLOOR TRIM . • MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER AND DIRT BUILD UP FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT INCLUDING TOILET ROOM.
When was Maxwell Street Express last inspected?
Maxwell Street Express has 14 inspections on record going back to February 9, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 28, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 18, 2022 | Fail | |
| December 1, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 16, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 16, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 8, 2020 | Fail | |
| October 29, 2019 | Pass | |
| October 22, 2019 | Fail | |
| December 18, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2016 | Pass | |
| August 20, 2014 | Pass |
Maxwell Street Express 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 32% 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 October 30, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.