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Original Halsted Maxwell Street Polish
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 8, 2026
- address11656 S Halsted St, Chicago 60628
Is Original Halsted Maxwell Street Polish clean?
Original Halsted Maxwell Street Polish is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on June 8, 2026. 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 Original Halsted Maxwell Street Polish?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • FOUND THE SHELVES IN THE REAR IN FRONT OF THE WALK IN COOLER USING CARDBOARDS ON THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. MAINTAIN SAME.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • FOUND THE SHELVES IN THE REAR IN FRONT OF THE WALK IN COOLER USING CARDBOARDS ON THE BOTTOM. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE. MAINTAIN SAME.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • FOUND THE STORAGE RACKS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER WITH RUST. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE RUST OR REPLACE THE STORAGE RACKS AND MAINTAIN A SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE, RUST FREE SURFACE.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • FOUND WATER-STAINED CEILING TILES IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE TILES AND MAINTAIN.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • FOUND THE CFMS FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES EXPIRED. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN A VALID ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
When was Original Halsted Maxwell Street Polish last inspected?
Original Halsted Maxwell Street Polish has 34 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| June 8, 2026 | Pass | |
| November 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 30, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 8, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 20, 2023 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 5, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2022 | Fail | |
| October 18, 2021 | Pass |
Original Halsted Maxwell Street Polish vs West Pullman
West Pullman runs 33% clean across 214 tracked restaurants — 69 clean, 15 mid, 126 cooked.
Against the 214 spots Cooked tracks in West Pullman, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 June 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.