Maxwells Trading

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 22, 2026 →
• address1516 W Carroll St, Chicago 60607

Is Maxwells Trading clean?

Maxwells Trading is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Maxwells Trading?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean

When was Maxwells Trading last inspected?

Maxwells Trading has 6 inspections on record going back to December 14, 2023.

Maxwells Trading vs Near West Side

Near West Side runs 80% clean across 1,294 tracked restaurants — 1,031 clean, 233 mid, 18 cooked.

Against the 1,294 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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