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 • ICE SCOOP IN COFFEE BAR IMPROPERLY STORED IN OPEN WIRE RACK AND TOUCHING WALL SURFACE. INSTD TO STORE ICE SCOOP PROPERLY AND IN PROTECTED MANNER.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • ICE SCOOP IN COFFEE BAR IMPROPERLY STORED IN OPEN WIRE RACK AND TOUCHING WALL SURFACE. INSTD TO STORE ICE SCOOP PROPERLY AND IN PROTECTED MANNER.
• ⚠️Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT NOT INVERTED DURING STORAGE. INSTD TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
  Utensils, Equipment & Linens: Properly Stored, Dried, & Handled • MULTI-USE EQUIPMENT NOT INVERTED DURING STORAGE. INSTD TO INVERT AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVERED RECEPTACLES IN UNISEX TOILET ROOMS. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLES AND MAINTAIN
  Toilet Facilities: Properly Constructed, Supplied, & Cleaned • MISSING COVERED RECEPTACLES IN UNISEX TOILET ROOMS. INSTD TO PROVIDE COVERED RECEPTACLES AND MAINTAIN
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CEILING VENT IN PREP AREA WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. INSTD TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SAME

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 72% clean across 2,033 tracked restaurants — 1,463 clean, 406 mid, 151 cooked.

Against the 2,033 spots Cooked tracks in Near West Side, this one comes out cleaner than 30% 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 January 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.