Maxwell's

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 18, 2020
• address7600 S Ashland Ave, Chicago 60620

Is Maxwell's clean?

Maxwell's is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on March 18, 2020. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Maxwell's?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 18, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible • Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SINK IN DISH WASHING AREA.MUST INSTALL A HAND SINK WITH HOT AND COLD RUNNING WATER.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • Violation Codes: 4-501.11 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LOOSE LID ON REAR CHEST FREEZER.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Violation Codes: 4-601.11(C) Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRIS BUILD UP FROM FRYER CABINETS,UNUSED EQUIPMENT STORED IN STORAGE AREAS,SOME STORAGE RACKS,PREP TABLES.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • Violation Codes: 5-205.15 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE LEAKY WATER LINE AT FRONT PREP AREA HAND SINK.
• ⚠️Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED BROWN FOUL SMELLING WASTE WATER BACKING UP OUT OF FLOOR DRAIN AND POOLING WATER OVER FLOOR AND HALLWAYS UNDER STORAGE SHELVES AND REAR HALLWAY UNDER PREP TABLE IN REAR FOOD AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE POOLING WATER.CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SEWAGE SYSTEM.OBSERVED NO SEWAGE WASTE WATER AT THIS TIME BACKING UP.ALL AREAS ARE NOW BEING CLEANED AND SANITIZED AT THIS TIME.(PRIORITY 7-38-030(C)
  Sewage & Waste Water Properly Disposed • OBSERVED BROWN FOUL SMELLING WASTE WATER BACKING UP OUT OF FLOOR DRAIN AND POOLING WATER OVER FLOOR AND HALLWAYS UNDER STORAGE SHELVES AND REAR HALLWAY UNDER PREP TABLE IN REAR FOOD AND EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE POOLING WATER.CLEAN AND SANITIZE AREAS.MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN SEWAGE SYSTEM.OBSERVED NO SEWAGE WASTE WATER AT THIS TIME BACKING UP.ALL AREAS ARE NOW BEING CLEANED AND SANITIZED AT THIS TIME.(PRIORITY 7-38-030(C)
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • Violation Codes: 6-201.13 Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED AND MISSING CEILING TILES NEAR MOP SINK,LOOSE WALL BASES NEAR REAR DOOR. • Violation Codes: 6-501.114 Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE AND ORGANIZE ARTICLES IN BOTH STORAGE AREAS AND REAR HALLWAY.
• ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR NEW EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.
  All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • Violation Codes: 2-102.13 Inspector Comments: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING FOR NEW EMPLOYEES.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Maxwell's last inspected?

Maxwell's has 17 inspections on record going back to June 21, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Maxwell's 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 0% of them.

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  clean · October 5, 2020
• ✓ Leo's Food Mart
  cooked · February 16, 2011
• ✓ Sunrise Gyros Inc.
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• ✓ Kings Gyros
  clean · January 30, 2012
• ✕ Ocho Rios Jerk Hut
  cooked · May 28, 2010
• ✓ Quench Express
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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 March 18, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.