Maxwell Street Express

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
  Inspector note: 6-202.15 : OBSERVED A GAP ALONG BOTTOM OF FRONT WEST & EAST DOORS MUST MAKE DOORS TIGHT FITTING TO PREVENT RODENT ENTRY
  code 38
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: 4-102.11 : OBSERVED SEVERAL GARBAGE CANS WITH FOOD STORED INSIDE MUST ELIMINATE AND PROVIDE FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.AS WELL AS BLACK AND YELLOW LARGE GARBAGE BAGS BEING USED FOR FOOD STORAGE INSIDE OF WALK IN FREEZER MUST PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS. • 4-501.11 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKET ON WALK IN FREEZER. • 4-101.19 : MUST ELIMINATE CRATES USED FOR FOOD STORAGE IN WALK IN FREEZER ,UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT IN REAR AREA AND THROUGHOUT PREMISES AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELVING UNITS.MUST REMOVE RUST FROM WALK IN COOLER SHELVING UNITS • 4-501.12 : MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE HEAVILY SOILED AND WORN CUTTING BOARD ON REAR PREP TABLE
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: 4-601.11(C) : MUST CLEAN EXCESSIVE GREASE AND FOOD DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM INTERIOR & EXTERIOR OF FRYER CABINETS AND WHEEL BASES,PREP TABLES, GRILL TABLES, SERVICE COUNTER SHELVING UNITS,ALL EQUIPMENT,FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS,PIPES OF COOKING EQUIPMENT
  code 49
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: 6-201.11 : MUST REMOVE MOLD BUILD UP FROM WALL ON EXTERIOR OF WALK IN COOLER.MUST CLEAN FOOD SPLATTER FROM WALLS THROUGHOUT.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 11, 2024: 4 findings recurred. 15 previous findings 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.

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