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Maxwell Street Express
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 6, 2025
- address7901 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago 60620
Is Maxwell Street Express clean?
Maxwell Street Express is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 6, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Maxwell Street Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 6, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upNon-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED GREASE IN THE BOTTOM AREA OF THE FRYERS; INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. ALSO CLEAN EXTERIOR SURFACES OF FRYERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT. OBSERVED THE SILVER METAL SHELF INSIDE OF THE WALK-IN COOLER IN THE CENTER AREA OF THE COOLER HAS RUST ON IT; INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST OR PAINT SHELVES.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED MISSING WALL TILE AT THE BASE OF THE WALL BY THE DRIVE THRU WINDOW; INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE WALL TILE WHERE NEEDED. OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE WALL BEHIND THE TOILET IN THE EMPLOYEE WASHROOM; INSTRUCTED TO COVER/SEAL HOLE IN WALL.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #58 NOT CORRECTED FROM JULY 18, 2025 AS REQUIRED; MUST CORRECT. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED FOR VIOLATION PENALTY.Previous Core Violation Corrected • PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION #58 NOT CORRECTED FROM JULY 18, 2025 AS REQUIRED; MUST CORRECT. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS MUST OBTAIN THE REQUIRED FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090 CITATION ISSUED FOR VIOLATION PENALTY.
When was Maxwell Street Express last inspected?
Maxwell Street Express has 8 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2023.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| August 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 18, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 16, 2024 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| December 4, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 11, 2024 | Fail | |
| March 3, 2023 | Pass |
Maxwell Street Express vs Chatham
Chatham runs 62% clean across 443 tracked restaurants — 275 clean, 85 mid, 81 cooked.
Against the 443 spots Cooked tracks in Chatham, this one comes out cleaner than 34% 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 November 6, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.